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Emergence of Plasmodium ovale malaria among the French Armed Forces in the Republic of Ivory Coast: 20 years of clinical and biological experience.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Apr 2014
de Laval F, Simon F, Bogreau H, Rapp C, Wurtz N, Oliver M, Demaison X, Dia A, De Pina J J, Merens A, Migliani R
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BACKGROUND: French military surveillance identified an increase in Plasmodium ovale attacks among soldiers in Ivory Coast. This emergence and the low sensitivity of biological tests raise the question of a possible role of P. ovale variant species. METHODS: Epidemiological data about P. ovale attacks from 1993 to 2012 were studied; the species diagnosis was based on a thin blood smear and/or a quick diagnostic...
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