Emergence of Plasmodium ovale Malaria Among the French Armed Forces in the Republic of Ivory Coast: 20 Years of Clinical and Biological Experience
Author(s) -
Franck de Laval,
Fabrice Simon,
Hervé Bogreau,
C. Rapp,
Nathalie Wurtz,
Manuela Oliver,
X. Demaison,
Aïssata Dia,
Jean-Jacques De Pina,
Audrey Mérens,
R. Migliani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu021
Subject(s) - plasmodium ovale , medicine , malaria , genotyping , outbreak , plasmodium falciparum , genotype , immunology , virology , plasmodium vivax , biology , genetics , gene
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.
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