Diagnosis and Molecular Analysis on Imported Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri Malaria Cases from West and South Africa during 2013-2016

• Published in: Korean journal of parasitology Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 61 - 65
• Main Authors: Shin, Hyun-Il, Ku, Bora, Kim, Yu Jung, Kim, Tae Yun, Cho, Shin-Hyeong, Lee, Sang-Eun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 대한기생충학열대의학회 01.02.2020; The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
• Subjects: Brief Communication; imported case; Plasmodium ovale; malaria; molecular analysis

Majority of the imported malaria cases in Korea is attributed to Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections, whereas P. malariae and P. ovale infections are very rare. Falciparum and ovale malaria are mostly imported from Africa, while most of the vivax malaria cases are imported from Southeast A...