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| A Case of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Occurred 1994 in Korea |
| Jae Hong Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Hee Jin Jung, Min Ja Kim, Seung Chull Park |
| Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
Vol.27 Num.1 (p83~86)
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Several new cases of vivax malaria occurred in the northern part of Kyunggi province of South Korea in 1993~1994. at least 10 years after a successful eradication. Recently, we experienced an indigenous case of vivax malaria in a young man who had never been abroad and had no history of blood transfusion or parenteral use of drug. He was a 23-year old Korean soldier who had retired 1 week before the onset of illness. He was admitted to Korea university Anam hospital due to a 3 day-cycle fever with chills on september 7, 1994. Thick blood smear showed typical ring forms and tropozoites of P. vivax in red blood cells. He was recovered with administration of hydroxychloroquine and subsequent primaquine. We presume this case to be one in a series from small outbreak in the northern part of South Korea near DMZ. Therefore, we report this case to emphasize the need of active surveillance.
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Keywords : Vivax malaria, Korea, Resurgence |
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