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Every week I will post a new Case, along with the answer to the previous case. Please feel free to write in with your answers, comments, and questions. Also check out my image archive website at http://parasitewonders.com. Enjoy!
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Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
The Fine Print:
Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
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6 comments:
Hey Bobbi,
Looks like P facliparum (early rings) trophs to me. Probably a trick question though!
Chris
Considering it's from my neck of the woods, I'm going to guess Babesia. That last picture kind of looked like the tetrad formation.
-Doreen
Mixed infection of Plasmodium - Pl.vivax and Pl.falciparum.
Babesia microti.
How do you speciate Babesia species? ex microti
There are 100 species
Salbrent has a good point. The only way to definitely speciation Babesia is through molecular means, such as PCR. B. microti is the main species in the United States, but we now know that there is a WA-1 strain (described in Washington State), and most recently, a MO-1 strain (from Missouri). The latter is more genetically similar to the European species, B. divergens, then it is to B. microti, and may eventually get its own species name.
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