Mixed Infection due to Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium vivax: A First Case Report from Rural North India

Mixed malaria infections often go unrecognized and are therefore under-reported. We hereby report the first described case of mixed infection due to P. malariae and P. vivax from most backward region of country emphasizing possibility of change in epidemiological pattern of malaria in the region. Also present case report highlight the increasing importance of Polymerase Chain Reaction in diagnosing malaria especially mixed malaria.