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Protocol for Plasmodium falciparum Infections in Mosquitoes and Infection Phenotype Determination
Published on: July 4, 2007
[Plasmodium ovale infection: description of 16 cases and a review]
Gerardo Rojo-Marcos1, Juan Cuadros-González, Luis Gete-García
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España. grojo.hupa@salud.madrid.org
Introduction:
Information on imported malaria caused by Plasmodium ovale parasite is scarce.
Methods:
Sixteen cases were studied retrospectively.
Results:
Most cases had an incubation period ranging from 2 to 53 months and were African immigrants recently arrived or residents in Spain who had visited West Africa. Ten patients had underlying diseases and 5 suffered from a previous P. falciparum infection. Three patients had severe complications and 3 were asymptomatic. Rapid malaria test was positive in 2 out of 10 patients. Five were diagnosed only with PCR.
Conclusions:
P. ovale infection can be asymptomatic or cause severe complications up to 5 years after arriving.
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