Autochthonous Plasmodium vivax Infections, Florida, USA, 2023.

ABSTRACT: During May-July 2023, a cluster of 7 patients at local hospitals in Florida, USA, received a diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria. Whole-genome sequencing of the organism from 4 patients and phylogenetic analysis with worldwide representative P. vivax genomes indicated probable single parasite introduction from Central/South America.

SUBMITTER: Muneer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11138989 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature