Transfusion transmitted malaria in a non-endemic area.

Transfusion transmitted malaria in non-endemic areas is a rare and alarming diagnosis. It deserves a special mention because of its rarity, delay in diagnosis, treatment and serious complications. Shimla, though nonendemic, but being a tourist place, can get malaria transported from other parts of India. We present here a case of transfusion transmitted falciparum malaria in IGMC Shimla. We have discussed the strategies for diagnosis and prevention of transfusion transmitted malaria in endemic and non-endemic regions.