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Table 1 Congenital malaria cases reported in the last 40 years in non-endemic area [16]

From: Challenging diagnosis of congenital malaria in non-endemic areas

Author/PMID

Endemic area

Interval time

Antenatal symptoms and treatment (if known)

Age at diagnosis

Symptoms at diagnosis

Plasmodium species and parasitemia

Haemoglobin level g/dl

Platelets count/µl

HIV status

Treatment

Country of diagnosis

Vernes et al. 1978

PMID: 353713

Cambodia

2 months

F 1 day after delivery

20 days

F

P. vivax

Normal

Normal

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Excler et al. 1980

PMID: 6987619

Cambodia

1 year

F

1 day

F, liver and spleen enlargement

P. vivax

8

172,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Lajarrige

PMID: 18307546

Asia

Unknown

Delivery at home

12 days

F, paleness, LSE

P. vivax

3.8

159,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Bour´ee et al. 1983

PMID:6340844

Cameroon

15 days

F

Birth

Lack of reactivity

P. falciparum

Unknown

85,000

Unknown

Unknown

France

Ch´eron et al. 1986

PMID:3813804

Guinea

7 months

Malaria during pregnancy

19 days

F

P. ovale

10

134,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Peigne et al. 1987

PMID:3318635

Pakistan

4 days

Malaria 4 days after delivery

50 days

F, LSE, neurological

P. vivax

4.3

12,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Poirrier

PMID:18307546

Madagascar

17 months

F/chloroquine

19 days

F

P. vivax 1.3%

6.1

188,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Ligny et al. 1989

PMID:2696411

Mali

18 days

Malaria during pregnancy

28 days

Paleness, LSE

P. falciparum 1.5%

5.2

Unknown

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Hennequin et al. 1991

PMID:1819395

Cameroon

15 days

F

Birth

LSE, lethargy

P. falciparum 0.1%

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Romand et al. 1994

PMID:8078837

Togo

14 months

F

60 days

F, paleness, LSE

P. falciparum

6.3

Unknown

Unknown

Halofantrine

France

Niyongabo et al. 1989

PMID:2654272

Laos

2 years

Quinine

19 days

F, haemolysis, irritability

P. vivax and P. malariae

10.8

60,000

Unknown

Quinine and chloroquine

France

Hindi and Azimi. 1980

PMID:7005857

Nigeria

1 year

Malaria during pregnancy

35 days

F, anaemia, LSE

P. falciparum

8.7

257,000

ng

Chloroquine

California

Park et al. 1984

PMID:12891034

Africa

0

Malaria during pregnancy

39 days

F, poor feeding, paleness, LSE

P. vivax 1%

12.6

45,000

ng

Chloroquine

Korea

Gouyon et al. 1986

PMID:3530172

Guyana

6 months

Malaria during pregnancy/4-aminoquinolein

21 days

F, poor feeding, paleness, LSE

P. vivax 1%

12.6

45,000

ng

Chloroquine

France

Lynk and Gold 1989

PMID:2594448

India (two cases)

6 months, 13 months

F during third trimester

28 days, 35 days

Irregular F, anorexia and lethargy, LSE, anaemia and thrombocytopeaenia

P. vivax

4.1 and 5.9

47,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

Canada

Joffe and Jadavji 1990

PMID:2196518

India (two cases)

9 months

Malaria (P. vivax) during pregnancy/chloroquine

21 days

F, diarrhoea, poor feeding, LSE, anaemia neutropenia and thrombocytopaenia

P. vivax

1

57,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

Canada

Subramanian et al. 1992

PMID:1520785

Salvador

4 months

F/antibiotics

15 days

F, coryza, anaemia

P. vivax

Unknown

52,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

Texas

Hulbert 1992

PMID:1576289

Guatemala

1 year

Asthenia

30 days

F, LSE, diarrhoea, anaemia

P. vivax

6.6

70,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

California

Alves 1995

PMID:14689015

Brazil

40 days

Unknown

14 days

Unknown

P. vivax

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

São Paulo State

Lee et al. 1996

PMID:9046213

Pakistan

Unknown

F/Ibuprofen

60 days

F, anaemia, haemolysis, cough, paleness, LSE

P. vivax

5.3

69,000

ng

Chloroquine

Singapore

Marques et al. 1996

PMID:14688962

Brazil (two cases)

Unknown

Malaria during pregnancy

Unknown

Anaemia, LSE

P. vivax, P. falciparum

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

unknown

São Paulo state

Kuyucu et al.1999

PMID:10770683

Turkey

Unknown

F and chills/Chloroquine

19 days

F, poor feeding, haemolysis, anaemia, LSE

P. vivax

8.5

50,000

ng

Chloroquine

Turkey

Niederer and Loeffler 1999

PMID:9951993

India

1 year

Unknown

23 days

F, cough, irritability, poor feeding, anaemia, leucopaenia, thrombocytopaenia

P. vivax

10.7

27,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

California

Romero Urbano et al. 2000

PMID:11003930

Guinea

1 month

Unknown

21 days

F, anaemia, thrombocytopenia

P. falciparum

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Mefloquine

Spain

Zenz et al. 2000

PMID:10890139

Ghana

18 months

Unknown

56 days

F, LSE, anaemia

P. falciparum and P. malariae

8.3

Unknown

Unknown

Chloroquine

Germany

D’avanzo

MMWR, March 1, 2002/51(08); 16-5

Congo

5 years

Malaria 5 years before pregnancy/chloroquine

21 days

F, dark urine, respiratory troubles, anaemia

P. malariae

6.6

109,000

ng

Chloroquine

North Carolina, USA

Olowu et al. 2002

PMID:12221966

Nigeria

 

Unknown

8 h

unknown

unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Chloroquine

Osun State, Nigeria

Doraiswamy

CDC-MMRW

April 22, 2005/54(15);383–384

Guatemala

5 months

F, coryza

49 days

Moderate F, anaemia

P. vivax

6.2

Unknown

Unknown

Chloroquine

New York, USA

Siriez et al. 2005

PMID:16465819

Congo

2 years

Unknown

42 days

F, haemolysis, anaemia, thrombocytopaenia, poor feeding, LSE

P. malariae 3%

5.8

110,000

HIV-1

Chloroquine

France

Del Castillo et al. 2017

PMID:28077745

Nigeria

3 months

Pueperal F, thrombocytopenia during delivery

14 days

F, cough

P. falciparum 5.4%

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Quinidine and Clindamycin

Washington (Columbia)

Del Punta et al. 2010

PMID:20193072

Pakistan

1 year

F, anaemia, thrombocytopenia during delivery

22 days

F, paleness, whining cry, liver and spleen enlargement,

P. vivax 2%

12.3

14,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

Italy

Voittier et al. 2008

PMID:18307546

Guyana

6 months

malaria P. vivax/4-aminoquinoline

21 days

F, paleness, liver and spleen enlargement

P. vivax 1%

12.6

45,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

France

Voittier et al.2008

PMID:18307546

Angola

3 years

HIV

19 days

F, poor feeding

P. ovale 2%

12

38,000

ng

Chloroquine

France

Hagmann et al. 2007

PMID:17505278

Honduras

9 months

Malaria during pregnancy

26 days

F, cough, runny nose

P. vivax 4–5%

11.4

313,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

New York, USA

De Pontual et al. 2006

PMID:17030531

Congo

2 years

HIV

42 days

F, liver and spleen enlargement

P. malariae 1.8%

6.4

122,000

ng

Chloroquine

France

Hewson et al. 2003

PMID:14629507

India

4 months

F, abdominal pain, rigors

19 days

Apnoea, bradycardia

P. vivax

12.2

95,000

Unknown

Chloroquine

South Australia

  1. F fever, LSE liver spleen enlargement, ng negative