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Volume 30, Number 1—January 2024
Dispatch

Delayed Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Pregnant Patient with Sickle Cell Trait 11 Years after Exposure, Oregon, USA

Wendi Drummond, Kathleen Rees, Stephen Ladd-Wilson, Kimberly E. Mace, Douglas Blackall, and Melissa SuttonComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA (W. Drummond); Washington County Health and Human Services, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA (K. Rees); Oregon Health Authority, Portland (S. Ladd-Wilson, M. Sutton); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (K.E. Mace); Providence Oregon Core Laboratory, Portland (D. Blackall)

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Figure 1

Representative thin blood smears showing Plasmodium falciparum in pregnant patient, Washington County, Oregon, USA, July–September 2022. Ring-form trophozoites, morphologically consistent with P. falciparum, were identified. A) Multiply-infected erythrocyte showing an applique form; B) ring form showing 2 chromatin dots (headphone form). Original magnification x1,000.

Figure 1. Representative thin blood smears showing Plasmodium falciparum in pregnant patient, Washington County, Oregon, USA, July–September 2022. Ring-form trophozoites, morphologically consistent with P. falciparum, were identified. A) Multiply-infected erythrocyte showing an applique form; B) ring form showing 2 chromatin dots (headphone form). Original magnification x1,000.

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