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This study aimed to describe malaria\u2013dengue co-infections in Timika, Papua, including the clinical manifestations and genetic characteristics of the infecting dengue virus (DENV).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty-nine microscopy-confirmed malaria patient samples from Timika, a malaria-highly endemic region in Central Papua province, Indonesia collected in 2022 were screened for DENV infection using qRT-PCR. Malaria speciation was performed using qRT-PCR. The whole genomes of the viruses were sequenced using MinION Oxford Nanopore Technology, and the phylogenetic analysis was inferred to determine the origin, genotype, and genetic characteristics of the viruses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of 69 malaria-positive samples, three patients (4.3%) were co-infected by DENV-2 (1 patient) and DENV-4 (2 patients). The infecting parasites were\n                      <jats:italic>P. vivax, P. falciparum<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>P. malariae<\/jats:italic>\n                      as determined using qRT-PCR. The whole genomes of the infecting DENV-4 were successfully sequenced and phylogenetic analysis revealed the genotype of the virus as Genotype II, which were closely related to DENV strains from Makassar city in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrates the occurrence of malaria and dengue co-infections in Timika, Central Papua, Indonesia, with a prevalence of 4.3%. The co-infection poses a unique clinical and diagnostics challenges due to overlapping symptoms and potential complications. This finding highlights the diagnostic difficulties, clinical presentations, and future possibilities for such cases. 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