Two cases of malaria by Plasmodium vivax relapsed after treatment with drugs in doses recommended by the Ministry of Health are presented. Both patients were overweight and were followed in the Federal District, an area considered free from vector transmission of the disease. Radical cure was obtained after medication with the same drugs in weight proportional doses.
RESUMOForam detectados três casos de malária vivax em Brasília, Distrito Federal, área considerada indene, procedentes da Amazônia, seis meses após estarem residindo em Brasília. Período de incubação prolongado tem sido descrito apenas para infecções por cepas de Plasmodium vivax de clima temperado. Não foi possível genotipar os parasitos. Palavras-chaves: Malária. Plasmodium vivax. Incubação prolongada.
ABSTRACTThree cases of vivax malaria originating from the Amazon region were detected after living in Brasilia, Federal District (considered to be a nonendemic area), for six months. Long incubation periods have been described only for infections due to strains of Plasmodium vivax in temperate climates. It was not possible to genotype the parasites.
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