Molecular characterization of misidentified Plasmodium ovale imported cases in Singapore.

doi:10.1186/s12936-015-0985-8

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Molecular characterization of misidentified Plasmodium ovale imported cases in Singapore.

Malaria journal - 14 Nov 2015

Chavatte Jean-Marc, Tan Sarah Bee Hui, Snounou Georges, Lin Raymond Tzer Pin Valentine

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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium ovale, considered the rarest of the malaria parasites of humans, consists of two morphologically identical but genetically distinct sympatric species, Plasmodium ovale curtisi and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri. These parasites resemble morphologically to Plasmodium vivax with which they also share a tertian periodicity and the ability to cause relapses, making them easily misidentified as P....

Topics

DNA, Protozoan
Genes, Protozoan
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Malaria
Molecular Sequence Data
Plasmodium ovale
Retrospective Studies
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Singapore

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PMID: 26577930
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0985-8
PMCID: PMC4650842

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