Background Plasmodium vivax infection is rising in sub-Saharan Africa, where Plasmodium
falciparum is responsible for more than 90% of malaria cases. While P. vivax is identified as …

Background Malaria remains an endemic disease in Pakistan with an estimated healthcare
burden of 1.6 million cases annually, with Plasmodium vivax accounting for 67% of reported …

Previously, complicated malaria was considered to be exclusively due to P. falciparum.
However, over the recent years, reports from different parts of world have shown that P. vivax …

Background There are few published reports on severe Plasmodium vivax malaria in Africa.
Methods Clinical pattern/manifestations of severe P. vivax were described in children …

A patient was admitted with fever, vomiting, restlessness and convulsions. He was febrile
and unconscious. Laboratory tests showed a low platelet count and ruled out enteric fever …

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a diffuse encephalopathy associated with coma and seizures
commonly caused by Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) in children with severe malaria …

Background Plasmodium vivax malaria has been recognised as an important cause of
morbidity in several African countries. The prevalence was previously estimated as 2–5% in …

Complicated malaria is usually due to Plasmodium falciparum. Nevertheless, Plasmodium
vivax is infrequently related with life-threatening complications. Few cases have been …

Abstract Background Infection by Plasmodium vivax has been considered rarely threatening
to life, but recent studies challenge this notion. This study documented the frequency and …

Malaria contributes to significant morbidity and mortality in the developing countries of the
tropics. World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated [WHO malaria news release, year …