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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Haemosporida > Plasmodium > Plasmodium ovale

Preferred term

Plasmodium ovale  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • infection: coordinate with MALARIA; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A species of protozoan parasite causing MALARIA. It is the rarest of the four species of PLASMODIUM infecting humans, but is common in West African countries and neighboring areas.

History note

  • 2003

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D041122

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