Coinfection of malaria and filaria with unusual crisis forms

Shetty, Jyothi B; Kini, Sangeeta; Phulpagar, Mayura; Meenakshi, B

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“…The case reported that the patient was brought in a state of altered sensorium with complaints of fever and chills for 3 days and hepatosplenomegaly. 7 Our case highlights incidental concomitant infection of LF with falciparum malaria in a Nigerian woman, who came to Oman for the first time from a high-endemic area. The patient had onset for fever and headache for 2 days before her arrival to Oman, for which she was tested for malaria.…”

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“…Malaria and lymphatic filariasis coinfection is more likely to occur where the prevalence of both diseases is high, which was shown by the study conducted by Muturi et al in Kenya. 7,8 Other reports from India in 2018 describe coinfection of filariasis and malaria and with 'unusual crisis' of Plasmodium vivax, which is rarely seen on peripheral smear. The case study of concomitant infection was the second of its kind in India, according to the author's literature review.…”

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Imported Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered in a Patient Infected with Plasmodium falciparum: First Case of Concomitant Parasitism in the Al-Buraimi Governorate, Oman

Ullah

Balushi

Aliyani

et al. 2020

Infectious Disease Reports

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Malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are endemic in tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. Ninety-two percent (200 million) of malaria cases in 2017 were detected in the WHO African Region. This accounts for approximately 30% of the global burden of LF disease and includes 405.9 million people at risk in 39 out of 46 member countries. Anopheles species of mosquitoes transmit Wuchereria bancrofti in most parts of Africa. Our case of a 23-year-old Nigerian woman highlights incidental laboratory findings showing the first malaria/filariasis coinfection in the governorate (province). This coinfection was ascertained during the usual medical screening before recruitment in Oman, which is routinely conducted for every expatriate.

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Imported Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered in a Patient Infected with Plasmodium falciparum: First Case of Concomitant Parasitism in the Al-Buraimi Governorate, Oman

Ullah

Balushi

Aliyani

et al. 2020

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“…During the routine diagnosis of malaria among febrile patients, we found microfilaria in a few cases. Coexistent malaria with filaria has been reported earlier from India[ 14 ] and other countries. [ 15 16 ] No such record is available from urban Kolkata.…”

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Coexistent malaria and filaria among the febrile patients attending for malaria diagnosis: A clinic-based study

Acharya¹,

Rakshit²,

Halder³

et al. 2020

Trop Parasitol

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Context: Both malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are mosquito-borne diseases caused by protozoal and nematode parasites, respectively, and are serious public health problem in India. Although the vectors of the diseases are different, they can coexist in favorable conditions. Fever is the common symptom for both the diseases, but the emphasis is given for diagnosis and treatment of malaria due to its life-threatening severity, LF remained neglected. Detection and management of microfilaria are equally important. During the diagnosis of malaria, a few microfilaria were detected, which prompted us to undertake this study with following objectives. Objectives: The objective of the study was to determine the incidence of microfilaremia among the febrile patients attending for malaria diagnosis. Subjects and Methods: Thick and thin peripheral blood smears from all patients attended were examined following Giemsa staining. Different malarial indexes were analyzed. Results: Out of 8681 patients examined, 1778 were positive for Plasmodium vivax and 328 for Plasmodium falciparum with a slide positivity rate 20.48%. Twenty-six patients were positive for microfilaria of Wuchereria bancroftii among which five were coinfected with P. vivax and one with P. falciparum . Most of the microfilaria-positive patients were adult and originally from northern districts of Bihar. Conclusions: High incidence of microfilaria among febrile patients attending for malaria is alarming for urban Kolkata. Although the patients were originally from Bihar, they are staying in Kolkata for a long time, might be a source for transmission. Epidemiological study by collecting night blood samples and entomological survey is highly suggestive to explore local transmission if any.

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“…Crisis forms appear as blackish-brown pigmented and are characterized by an extra-erythrocytic bluish amoeboid structure of the parasites. These are disintegrating forms of parasites and have been reported from India, often in co-infections with lymphatic filariasis [ 8 ]. The underlying reasons are not clear but it is possibly due to exaggerated host immunological responses of filarial co-infections [ 8 ].…”

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“…These are disintegrating forms of parasites and have been reported from India, often in co-infections with lymphatic filariasis [ 8 ]. The underlying reasons are not clear but it is possibly due to exaggerated host immunological responses of filarial co-infections [ 8 ].…”

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A case of atypical vivax malaria with a global review of reports on myriads of morpho-variations in parasitized red blood cells

Biswal

Mirdha

2023

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Plasmodium vivax, one of the major species associated with human malaria, continues to be a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Numerous studies related to vivax malaria have described quantitative haematological findings (level of haemoglobin, thrombocytopaenia, haematocrit values), but diverse morphological changes of parasite forms within infected red blood cells (iRBCs) have been mentioned only in few studies. Here we report a case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with fever, significant low platelet counts and hypovolaemia that created a diagnostic dilemma. Detection of microgametocytes by microscopic examinations, further confirmed by multiplex nested PCR assays and response to anti-malarials, helped to make the diagnosis. We present an atypical case of vivax malaria with a review of morpho-variations of iRBCs and have summarized the characteristics that aid in creating increased awareness among laboratory health professionals and public health workers.

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Coinfection of malaria and filaria with unusual crisis forms

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Imported Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered in a Patient Infected with Plasmodium falciparum: First Case of Concomitant Parasitism in the Al-Buraimi Governorate, Oman

Imported Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered in a Patient Infected with Plasmodium falciparum: First Case of Concomitant Parasitism in the Al-Buraimi Governorate, Oman

Coexistent malaria and filaria among the febrile patients attending for malaria diagnosis: A clinic-based study

A case of atypical vivax malaria with a global review of reports on myriads of morpho-variations in parasitized red blood cells

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