''Plasmodium ovalecurtisi'' is a species of

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...

protozoa Protozoa (: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a polyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic debris. Historically ...

that causes tertian

malaria Malaria is a Mosquito-borne disease, mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates and ''Anopheles'' mosquitoes. Human malaria causes Signs and symptoms, symptoms that typically include fever, Fatigue (medical), fatigue, vomitin ...

in humans. The species was described in 2010 when it was established that the two species of ''

Plasmodium ovale ''Plasmodium ovale'' is a species of parasitic protozoon that causes tertian malaria in humans. It is one of several species of ''Plasmodium'' parasites that infect humans, including ''Plasmodium falciparum'' and ''Plasmodium vivax'' which are ...

,'' 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

''P. 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 ''

''.

Phylogenetics

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

References

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