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ArticleMalaria journal2013

Plasmodium vivax and Mansonella ozzardi co-infection in north-western Argentina.

María J Dantur Juri, Cecilia A Veggiani Aybar, Eugenia S Ortega, Guillermina B Galante, Mario O Zaidenberg

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Article in Malaria journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

María J Dantur JuriInstituto Superior de Entomología Dr. Abraham Willink, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina. juliadantur@yahoo.com.ar
Cecilia A Veggiani Aybar
Eugenia S Ortega
Guillermina B Galante
Mario O Zaidenberg
Fundación Miguel Lillo · ARMinisterio de Salud · ARNational University of Tucumán · AR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A case of co-infection with Plasmodium vivax and Mansonella ozzardi was detected in a blood sample from a person who had shown symptoms of malaria and lived in a city that was close to the Argentina/Bolivia border. The case was detected during a random revision of thick and thin smears from patients diagnosed with malaria from various towns and cities located in north-western Argentina between 1983 and 2001. Trophozoites of P. vivax were observed in the thin blood smear along with M. ozzardi microfilaria (larval form), which presented a long, slender, pointed anucleate tail and the absence of the sheath. This last characteristic is shared with Mansonella perstans, Mansonella streptocerca and Onchocerca volvulus. More rigorously controlled studies to detect other co-infection cases in the area as well as the possibility of importation from Bolivia into Argentina are currently ongoing. The relationship between the malaria parasite and microfilaria, the potential effect of malaria treatment on the development of M. ozzardi, and the possible impact of this microfilaria on the immunity of a person against P. vivax are all still unknown. This contribution constitutes a point of focus for future studies involving the interaction between the parasites and the potential risk that humans are exposed to.

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AgedAnimalsArgentinaBloodCoinfectionHumansMalaria, VivaxMaleMansonellaMansonelliasisPlasmodium vivax

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PMID23866313
PMCPMC3718665
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