First report of detection and molecular confirmation of <i><scp>P</scp>lasmodium ovale</i> from severe malaria cases in central <scp>I</scp>ndia

Abstract

All three hospitalised patients were originally residents of remote inaccessible forest villages and never moved out of their residence. This finding also has implications in malaria control and elimination as P. ovale causes relapses. This study highlights the need of molecular diagnosis of malaria species for appropriate treatment and control.