Comparison of Imported Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri Infections among Patients in Spain, 2005–2011

Comparison of Imported Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri Infections among Patients in Spain, 2005–2011

Sequencing data from Plasmodium ovale genotypes co-circulating in multiple countries support the hypothesis that P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri are 2 separate species. We conducted a multicenter, retrospective, comparative study in Spain of 21 patients who had imported P. ovale curtisi infe...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, José Miguel Rubio-Muñoz, Germán Ramírez-Olivencia, Silvia García-Bujalance, Rosa Elcuaz-Romano, Marta Díaz-Menéndez, María Calderón, Isabel García-Bermejo, José Manuel Ruiz-Giardín, Francisco Jesús Merino-Fernández, Diego Torrús-Tendero, Alberto Delgado-Iribarren, Mónica Ribell-Bachs, Juan Arévalo-Serrano, Juan Cuadros-González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium ovale curtisi
Plasmodium ovale wallikeri
imported malaria
epidemiology
clinical features
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-0745_article

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