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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 78(2), 2008, pp. 206-207
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An Indigenous Case of Plasmodium ovale Infection in Sri Lanka

Renu Wickremasinghe, Gawrie N. L. Galapaththy, W. A. P. Fernando, Frederique de Monbrison, Rushika S. Wijesinghe, Kamini N. Mendis, Stephane Picot, Pascal Ringwald, AND Ananda R. Wickremasinghe*
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka; Anti-Malaria Campaign, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Medical Officer of Health Office, Ministry of Health, Pannala, Sri Lanka; Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Department, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France; Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka

 

ABSTRACT

Plasmodium ovale, which is generally prevalent only in the African region, has been emerging in the Asian and southeast Asian regions. It has not been reported in Sri Lanka. We report, to our knowledge, an indigenous case of P. ovale infection in Sri Lanka. This patient, who was diagnosed by a polymerase chain reaction, had no history of travel overseas or receipt of a transfusion of blood or any blood products, which makes this a likely case of indigenous transmission. This incidental finding of a P. ovale infection has implications for malaria control in the country and highlights the need to rigorously monitor malaria incidence, as well as prevalent Plasmodium species, with newer and more reliable diagnostics.

Received May 19, 2007. Accepted for publication August 19, 2007.

Acknowledgments: We thank the staff of the Anti Malaria Campaign, Kurunegala, the staff of the Medical Officer of Health Office, and the staff of the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka for their support during this study.

Financial support: This study was supported by the Global Malaria Program of the World Health Organization

Disclaimer: Kamini N. Mendis and Pascal Ringwald are staff members of the World Health Organization. These authors are responsible for the views expressed in this publication, which do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy, or views of the World Health Organization

* Address correspondence to Ananda R. Wickremasinghe, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 06, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka. E-mail: arwicks{at}sltnet.lk

Authors’ addresses: Renu D. Wickremasinghe and Rushika S. Wijesinghe, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, E-mails: renuwick{at}sltnet.lk and rushiwije{at}yahoo.com. Gawrie N. L. Galapaththy, Anti-Malaria Campaign, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Telephone: 94-11-258-8947, E-mail: hapugalle{at}yahoo.co.uk. W. A. P. Fernando, Medical Officer of Health Office, Ministry of Health, Pannala, Sri Lanka, Telephone: 94-37-224-6935, E-mail: vimuth{at}gmail.com. Frederique de Monbrison and Stephane Picot, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Department, EA 4170, University Claude Bernard, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France, E-mails: fdmonb{at}rockefeller.univ-lyon1.fr and picot{at}sante.univ-lyon1.fr. Kamini N. Mendis and Pascal Ringwald, Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, E-mails: mendisk{at}who.int and ringwaldp{at}who.int. Ananda R. Wickremasinghe, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka, Telephone: 94-11-259-8014, Fax: 94-11-295-8337, E-mail: arwicks{at}sltnet.lk.






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