Hypnozoites of P. ovale. species infections in this area are usually not treated with primaquine/tafenoquine as glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is prevalent in this populations, testing of G6PD-deficiency is currently not reliably possible in field settings and treatment without prior testing is prohibited27,28. The gene discussed is G6PD; the disease is G6PD deficiency.