bone marrow; elimination; eradication; homologous recurrence; hypnozoites; malaria; Plasmodium vivax; recrudescence; relapse; spleen

The occurrence of Plasmodium vivax in bone marrow/spleen has been reported by various authors (including Baro, del Portillo, Lacerda, Marti, Obaldia, Siqueira and Wirth). It is not apparent from the title, but some of the implications hereof are discussed in the 2017 article on “Malaria Eradication and the Hidden Parasite Reservoir” (click here).