Volume : X, Issue : IV, April - 2020

Blood transfusion transmitted malaria in a non-endemic area

Dr. Abdul Wahid Bhat, Basil Wahid Bhat, Dr. Showkat Ali Mufti

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Transfusion transmitted malaria in non–endemic areas is a rare disease. Malaria in non endemic area like Kashmir deserves a special attention. There are a lot of security forces posted from malaria endemic area of India who often voluntarily donate blood in different blood donation camps at place of their posting in Kashmir. Due to rarity of disease and lack of suspicion about malaria delay in diagnosis and treatment may prove very harm full for such patients who receive from a donor from a malaria endemic area. We present a case who presented with fever and thrombocytopenia and Malaria was detected by chance while screening the patient’s peripheral blood film for thrombocytopenia. The source of malaria infection was traced to be a blood transfusion, donor of which was a security forces person from a malaria endemic area in India. Kashmir although non endemic can get malaria transported by security forces, tourists and visitors to this valley, from malaria endemic areas.

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Article: Download PDF    DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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BLOOD TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED MALARIA IN A NON-ENDEMIC AREA, Dr. Abdul Wahid Bhat, Basil Wahid Bhat, Dr. Showkat Ali Mufti INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-4 | April-2020

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