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No Risk Reduction For Plasmodium Vivax Malaria In Sickle Cell Disease, Bushra Moiz, Ayesha Majeed Memon
No Risk Reduction For Plasmodium Vivax Malaria In Sickle Cell Disease, Bushra Moiz, Ayesha Majeed Memon
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hemoglobin S is known to protect against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, there is paucity of the literature regarding interaction of HbS and other malaria species. Usually, P. vivax malaria is a relapsing condition, and without radical cure with primaquine, recurrence may be observed even with hemoglobin S.