Mixed Infection due to Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium vivax: A First Case Report from Rural North India

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Copyright © 2020 Phcog.Net. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Cite this article : Mane P, Sangwan J. Mixed Infection due to Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium vivax: A First Case Report from Rural North India. Int J Med Public Health. 2020;10(4):231-2. ABSTRACT Mixed malaria infections often go unrecognized and are therefore under reported. We hereby report the first described case of mixed infection due to P. malariae and P. vivax from most backward region of country emphasizing possibility of change in epidemiological pattern of malaria in the region. Also present case report highlight the increasing importance of Polymerase Chain Reaction in diagnosing malaria especially mixed malaria.