''Plasmodium ovale curtisi'' is a subspecies of

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protozoa that causes tertian

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in humans. The subspecies was described in 2010 when it was established that the two subspecies of ''

Plasmodium ovale ''Plasmodium ovale'' is a species of parasitic protozoon that causes tertian malaria in humans. It is one of several species of ''Plasmodium'' parasites that infect humans, including ''Plasmodium falciparum'' and ''Plasmodium vivax'' which are ...

,'' while morphologically identical are genetically distinct.''''

Epidemiology

''P. ovale'' ''curtisi'' has been identified in Ghana, Myanmar, Nigeria, São Tomé, Sierra Leone and Uganda.

Clinical features

Clinical features for ''P. ovale'' ''curtisi'' are described in the article on ''

''.

Phylogenetics

This species separated from its closest known relative'','' ''Plasmodium ovale wallikeri'', between 1.0 and 3.5 million years ago.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7201933 ovale curtisi Subspecies