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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 8:14:146.
doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0660-0.

Vivax malaria and chloroquine resistance: a neglected disease as an emerging threat

Anam A Waheed  1 , Najia K Ghanchi  2 , Karim A Rehman  3 , Afsheen Raza  4 , Syed F Mahmood  5 , Mohammad A Beg  6
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Vivax malaria and chloroquine resistance: a neglected disease as an emerging threat

Anam A Waheed et al. Malar J. .

Abstract

In Pakistan, Plasmodium vivax contributes to major malaria burden. In this case, a pregnant woman presented with P. vivax infection and which was not cleared by chloroquine, despite adequate treatment. This is probably the first confirmed case of chloroquine-resistant vivax from Pakistan, where severe malaria due to P. vivax is already an emerging problem.

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