Delayed Plasmodium falciparum malaria in immigrants from disease-endemic countries is rare. Such cases pose a challenge for public health because mosquitoborne transmission must be rigorously investigated. We report a case of delayed P. falciparum malaria in a pregnant woman with sickle cell trait 11 years after immigration to the United States.
Keywords: Anopheles spp.; Oregon; Plasmodium falciparum; United States; malaria; mosquitoes; parasites; pregnancy; pregnant patient; sickle cell trait.