Epidemiological characteristics and molecular identification of Plasmodium species among cases of imported malaria in Kuwait during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Al-Mutairat R.M.K.F. [1 ]
Iqbal J. [2 ]
El Sayad M.H. [3 ]
Farag H.F. [3 ]
Kethireddy A.V. [4 ,5 ]
Sher A. [6 ]
El-Taweel H.A. [3 ]
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[1] Ministry of Health, Sulaibkhat
[2] Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya
[3] Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria
[4] OMICSRU-Research Core Facility, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya
[5] MedGenome, 348 Hatch Drive, Foster City, CA
[6] Infectious Diseases Hospital Labs (IDHL), Al Jahra
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COVID-19; Imported; Kuwait; Malaria; Multiplex PCR;
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10.1007/s12639-024-01686-y
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Cases of imported malaria are reported each year in several malaria non-endemic countries, including Kuwait. PCR testing is the ideal method for identification of the infecting Plasmodium spp. The present study documented the epidemiologic characteristics of molecularly confirmed cases of imported malaria in Kuwait during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic. During the period from February 2020 to February 2021, 100 travelers with suspected malaria who had come from malaria-endemic countries of Africa (n = 60) and Asia (n = 40) were examined. Malaria diagnosis was made by microscopy of blood-stained smears and confirmed by a multiplex real-time PCR assay. Samples with discordant species identification results were sequenced. A total of 27 cases (27%) [P. falciparum, 14; P. vivax, 11; P. ovale, 1; mixed P. falciparum and P. malariae, 1] were detected, of whom 12 came to Kuwait for the first time and 15 were returning after visiting their home countries. Most of the returning travelers (12 out of 15 cases, 80%) had not received malaria chemoprophylaxis. Most cases of falciparum malaria (13/15) were Africans while most of the vivax cases (9/11) were Asians. Malaria was more common among subjects entering Kuwait for the first time (OR = 4.025, CI 1.07,15.1) and illiterates (OR = 13.8, CI 1.8,101.4). In conclusion, imported malaria caused mainly by P. falciparum and P. vivax was an ongoing problem during the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel history and education level were significant predictors of malaria among suspected cases. © Indian Society for Parasitology 2024.
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