Missed Plasmodium ovale Infections Among Symptomatic Persons in Angola, Mozambique, and Ethiopia. (18th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leonard, Colleen M; Hwang, Jimee; Assefa, Ashenafi; Zulliger, Rose; Candrinho, Baltazar; Dimbu, Pedro Rafael; Saifodine, Abuchahama; Plucinski, Mateusz; Rogier, Eric
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 9:Number 7(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-05-18
• Subjects: diagnosis -- malaria -- Plasmodium ovale -- rapid diagnostic tests; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac261
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: The majority of symptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa is caused by Plasmodium falciparum . Infection with Plasmodium ovale is often not recorded and not considered clinically relevant. Here, we describe 8 cases of P ovale infection from 3 African countries—all of which were misdiagnosed at the presenting health facility.