Table 1 A Literature review of COVID-19 and Plasmodium vivax Co-infection
No | Author | Country | Year of Publication | Age | Clinical symptoms | History of P. vivax infection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shahid et al. [11] | Qatar | 2021 | 55 | Dry cough, high-grade fever, chills, rigors, profuse sweating, lethargy | Documented (1 year before) |
2 | Ray et al. [27] | India | 2020 | 67 | Fever, shortness of breath | Not documented |
3 | Kishore et al. [16] | India | 2020 | 10 | High-grade fever, chills, rigors, headache, cold, cough, abdominal pain | Documented (6 months before) |
4 | Sardar et al. [17] | Qatar | 2020 | 34 | Fever, myalgia, vomiting, right upper quadrant abdominal pain | Not documented (but there was a travel history to Pakistan 3 months before) |