Seasonality of presentation of imported Plasmodium vivax malaria in Birmingham, UK

P. Venkatesan; M. Dedicoat; J. A. Innes; C. J. Ellis

doi:10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80023-8

Seasonality of presentation of imported Plasmodium vivax malaria in Birmingham, UK

P. Venkatesan^*, M. Dedicoat, J. A. Innes, C. J. Ellis

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Abstract

Residents of the UK returning from northern Pakistan with Plasmodium vivax infection tend to developsymptoms and present to hospital in the summer months, irrespective of the month of return. Thus, infections acquired in the cooler months of November to April appear to have a longer latency before presentation. Experiments suggest that more hypnozoites arise from the liver when ambient temperatures fall, somehow 'programming' parasites within biting mosquitoes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	550
Number of pages	1
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	97
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80023-8
Publication status	Published - Sept 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Latency
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Seasonal presentation
Travel medicine

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