Leidy J. Medina-Lozano, Sergio Andrés Bolívar Lozano, Carolina Guavita, Milena Camargo, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Diana Carolina Gutiérrez-González, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
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During 2014–2022, only Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases were reported in the Comoro Islands. We report a fatal case of mixed Plasmodium malaria infection in a traveler returning from the Comoros to Colombia in 2024, highlighting the need to strengthen laboratory detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases is a monthly open access journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The primary goal of this peer-reviewed journal is to advance the global recognition of both new and reemerging infectious diseases, while also enhancing our understanding of the underlying factors that contribute to disease emergence, prevention, and elimination.
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