Cryptic Plasmodium ovale concurrent with mixed Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium malariae infection in two children from Central African Republic

Abstract Background Since several malaria parasite species are usually present in a particular area, co-infections with more than one species of Plasmodium are more likely to occur in humans infected in these areas. In many mixed infections, parasite densities of the cryptic species may be low and o...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Bichara, Philippe Flahaut, Damien Costa, Anne-Lise Bienvenu, Stephane Picot, Gilles Gargala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1979-5