ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2026
Seasonal Variation and Interspecies Dynamics Among Plasmodium falciparum and ovale Species in Bagamoyo, Tanzania.
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- Complex non-Research square · 2026Article
- Uneven Plasmodium falciparum Transmission and Cryptic ovale Transmission From the Asymptomatic Reservoir in Bagamoyo, Tanzania.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Epidemiology of ovale, vivax and falciparum malaria in the highlands of Cameroon: An integrated community survey of human infection and vector abundance.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of Relapsing and Falciparum Malaria in the Highlands of Cameroon: An Integrated Community Survey of Human Infection and Vector Abundance.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
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backgroundMalaria control in sub-Saharan Africa is typically focused on Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), but non-falciparum species like P. ovale curtisi (Poc) and P. ovale wallikeri (Pow) appear to be rising in prevalence, especially in parts of East Africa.
methodsWe conducted polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based screening of 7173 asymptomatic individuals over 5 years of age in coastal Tanzania from 2018-2022, employing real-time 18S rRNA PCR assays for P. falciparum and P. ovale, followed by Poc/Pow detection. Plasmodium positivity was compared across seasons and demographic groups, and interactions between species were analyzed via binomial regression.
resultsPlasmodium falciparum infection (prevalence 27.4%) was associated with younger age, male sex, and higher recent cumulative rainfall, whereas these associations were not apparent for P. ovale (Po, prevalence 11.5%). P. ovale infections appeared to peak during months with lower Pf prevalence, especially during the long wet season, when Po mono-infections predominated and fewer Pf-Po co-infections were detected than expected by independent assortment. This apparent antagonism was reversed during the short wet season: Pf-Po co-infections were comparatively enriched despite low overall Po prevalence. In contrast, excess mixed Poc/Pow infections were detected across all seasons, composing 23% of the Po-positive isolates in which a specific Po species could be detected.
conclusionsThe epidemiology of P. ovale species in coastal Tanzania suggests they are frequently present when P. falciparum recedes, but also co-infect the same hosts during the short wet season. Meanwhile, the individual Poc and Pow species often co-exist within individuals, perhaps due to co-transmission or concurrent relapse.
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