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Plasmodium ovalecurtisi

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium ovalecurtisi is a species of parasitic protozoa that causes tertian malaria in humans. The species was described in 2010 when it was established that the two species of Plasmodium ovale, while morphologically identical are genetically distinct.. Originally given the trinomial name Plasmodium ovale curtisi, following further evidence for its distinct species status it was assigned the appropriate binomial nomenclature in 2024.

Epidemiology

Plasmodium ovalecurtisi has been identified in Ghana, Myanmar, Nigeria, São Tomé, Sierra Leone and Uganda.

Clinical features

Clinical features for P. ovalecurtisi are described in the article on Plasmodium ovale.

Phylogenetics

This species separated from its closest known relative*,* Plasmodium ovalewallikeri, between 1.0 and 3.5 million years ago.

References

(2010). "Two nonrecombining sympatric forms of the human malaria parasite ''Plasmodium ovale'' occur globally". J Infect Dis.
Snounou, Georges. (January 2024). "The two parasite species formerly known as Plasmodium ovale". Trends in Parasitology.

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