Malaria recrudescence — DTM&H MCQ
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Correct answer: E — Recrudescence of falciparum malaria
Recrudescence of falciparum malaria is the single best answer because reappearance of falciparum parasitaemia after inadequate or failed blood-stage treatment is recrudescence. Vivax relapse is plausible in a related presentation, but it is less appropriate because it does not fit the key discriminator in this vignette. The teaching point is that vivax and ovale relapse arises from hypnozoites, which falciparum does not form.
Reference: WHO Guidelines for malaria, 2025; UKHSA Malaria prevention guidelines for travellers from the UK, 2025; CDC Yellow Book 2026