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• A stage in the life cyle of malaria parasites, oocysts are rounded structures located in the outer wall of the stomach of mosquitoes. Sporozoites develop inside the oocysts. When mature, the oocysts rupture and release the sporozoites, which then migrate into the mosquito's salivary glands, ready for injection into the human host.

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  Oocyst. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/oocyst.

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  Oocyst. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/oocyst (accessed: June 5, 2023).

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  "Oocyst." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 5 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/oocyst.

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• See Plasmodium.
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  Ovale. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ovale.

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  Ovale. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ovale (accessed: June 5, 2023).

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  "Ovale." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 5 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ovale.

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