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How prevalent are Plasmodium ovale and P. malariae in East Asia?
Parasitology today (Personal ed.) - 1 Oct 1999
Kawamoto F, Liu Q, Ferreira M U, Tantular I S
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae, two of the four human malaria parasites, are usually found at very low prevalence in East Asia, even in areas with intense malaria transmission. In this article, Fumihiko Kawamoto, Qing Liu, Marcelo Ferreira and Indah Tantular review data obtained in recent field surveys, using alternative diagnostic methods such as acridine orange staining and PCR-based methods, to...
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