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This photomicrograph of a thin film human blood smear, extracted from a patient with a malarial infection, revealed the presence of three fimbriated, ovoid-shaped red blood cells (RBCs), each of which contained a ring-staged, Plasmodium ovale trophozoite. Each infected RBC also exhibited numerous Schüffner's dots.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Mae Melvin
Creation Date: 1966
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