Real-time PCR detection of mixed Plasmodium ovale curtisi and wallikeri infections in human and mosquito hosts.

• Main Authors: Varun R Potlapalli (Author), Meredith S Muller (Author), Billy Ngasala (Author), Innocent Mbulli Ali (Author), Yu Bin Na (Author), Danielle R Williams (Author), Oksana Kharabora (Author), Srijana Chhetri (Author), Mei S Liu (Author), Kelly Carey-Ewend (Author), Feng-Chang Lin (Author), Derrick Mathias (Author), Brian B Tarimo (Author), Jonathan J Juliano (Author), Jonathan B Parr (Author), Jessica T Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Plasmodium ovale curtisi (Poc) and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri (Pow) represent distinct non-recombining Plasmodium species that are increasing in prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. Though they circulate sympatrically, co-infection within human and mosquito hosts has rarely been described. Separate 18S...