An analysis of the geographical distribution of Plasmodium ovale.
For a long time Plasmodium ovale was considered a very rare causal agent of malaria, but recently it has been shown to be a fairly common parasite in Africa. The authors analyse all the findings of P. ovale outside tropical Africa and describe its distribution. This species is distributed in 2 areas, the first confined to tropical Africa and the second to islands in the Western Pacific. The authors make a medico-geographical analysis of the distribution of P. ovale, and attempt to explain particular features of it.
D000349:Africa; D001208:Asia; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008542:Melanesia; D009656:North America; D010679:Philippines; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013020:South America