His malaria was determined to have been caused by Plasmodium ovale, one of the four species of Plasmodium parasite that are transmitted by mosquitoes and cause malaria. The patient had been ...

Plasmodium Ovale is not a very common type of malaria that has been identified in a soldier in Kerala who is believed to have contracted in Sudan during his posting, where Plasmodium Ovale is endemic.

Plasmodium ovale may reoccur in some cases as the parasite can stay in the liver of a patient for a few months to 4 years after getting infected by the mosquito carrying malaria. These mosquito ...

Various parasite species can cause the infection, and the four most common ones are Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. However, the ones that cause a ...

Plasmodium Ovale: This is the rarest form of malaria found in India but is most rampant in countries like Nigeria and other West African countries. Read in detail about how malaria parasites kill ...

However, very little was known about Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale, which are believed to cause up to 5% of malaria worldwide, corresponding to approximately 10 million cases annually.

This is seen with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale. The periods of dormancy may range over several months (typically 6–12 months to around 3 years). Hypnozoites are responsible for long ...

Plasmodium ovale: infrequent cause of mild–moderate clinical malaria, but might be found in mixed infections with other species. Forms hypnozoites and might relapse.

A new genus of malaria called “plasmodium ovale’’ has been detected in Kerala, state Health Minister KK Shailaja wrote on Twitter on Thursday. The disease was detected in a soldier who ...