Plasmodium Ovale Malaria: Endemic Areas in Indonesia

Authors

  • Umar Zein 1. Dr. Umar Zein Tropical Diseases and Infectious Clinic, Medan, Indonesia. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, North Sumatra Islamic University, Medan, Indonesia.
  • Hadiki Habib Dr. Umar Zein Tropical Diseases and Infectious Clinic, Medan, Indonesia
  • Hadyanto Lim Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Methodist University of Indonesia, Medan, Indonesia

Keywords:

Malaria, Plasmodium ovale, Endemic area

Abstract

Plasmodium ovale consists of two subspecies – P. ovale wallikeri and P. ovale curtisi. Increased reports of imported malaria ovale in non-endemic regions and mixed infection of P. ovale with other Plasmodium species suggest that P. ovale might be under-detected during routine surveillance. Areas endemic with P. ovale have mostly been reported in African and Western Pacific countries. A recent case report in Indonesia indicated that regions with P. ovale endemicity are not only distributed in Lesser Sunda and Papua, but also in North Sumatra.

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2023-03-31

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Zein, U., Habib, H., & Lim, H. (2023). Plasmodium Ovale Malaria: Endemic Areas in Indonesia. Acta Medica Indonesiana, 55(1), 101. Retrieved from https://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1875

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Vol. 55 No. 1 (2023): Acta Medica Indonesiana

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