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cord-354349-hbk2p6ej	Sardar, Sundus	COVID-19 and Plasmodium vivax malaria co-infection	2020-06-20		.txt	text/plain	1722	118	49	With its variety of clinical manifestations including, but not limited to, fever, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, myalgia and fatigue, it may be challenging to distinguish COVID-19 from a spectrum of diseases with similar presentations, such as malaria, especially in endemic areas. The coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by SARS-CoV-2, emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has since reached pandemic proportions affecting more than 8 million cases worldwide with total deaths exceeding 400,000 [1] . SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, malaria, Plasmodium vivax, co-infection, artesunate In this case, artesunate and artemether were initiated as the treatment regimen; whether these agents offered protective effects from respiratory deterioration or multi-organ involvement despite SARS-CoV-2 infection is unclear and should be further explored. Our case highlights the importance of identifying possible underlying secondary infections in concurrence with SARS-CoV-2, which may be otherwise overlooked amidst the challenges of the current unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.	./cache/cord-354349-hbk2p6ej.txt	./txt/cord-354349-hbk2p6ej.txt