A severe case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveler returning from Kazakhstan, a malaria-free country

Malaria is a major life-threatening vector-borne disease caused by the genus Plasmodium. It is common in the tropics and subtropics, especially in Africa, where considerable efforts are made to reduce its incidence, and to eliminate it from endemic countries as well as preventing its re-emergence in countries that have been declared malaria-free. To date 104 countries, including Kazakhstan, have reached the status of being malaria-free [1]. Nonetheless, in 2022, 84 malaria endemic countries had an estimated 249 million malaria cases, a 5 million increase compared to 2021 [2], and still posing a major burden on human health and health care systems in many countries.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research