Plasmodium ovale infection: description of 16 cases and a review].

Information on imported malaria caused by Plasmodium ovale parasite is scarce. Sixteen cases were studied retrospectively. 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. P. ovale infection can be asymptomatic or cause severe complications up to 5 years after arriving. Copyright © 2009 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.

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Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, Juan Cuadros-González, Luis Gete-García, Peña Gómez-Herruz, Montserrat López-Rubio, Gema Esteban-Gutierrez. Plasmodium ovale infection: description of 16 cases and a review]. Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica. 2011 Mar;29(3):204-8

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