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Malaria
[Plasmodium falciparum] [Plasmodium knowlesi] [Plasmodium malariae] [Plasmodium ovale] [Plasmodium vivax]
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Plasmodium ovale: Blood Stage Parasites

Thin Blood Smears of Plasmodium ovale

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A: Stages of P. ovale in thin blood smears.  Fig. 1: Normal red cell; Figs. 2-5: Young trophozoites (Rings); Figs. 6-15: Trophozoites; Figs. 16-23: Schizonts; Fig. 24: Macrogametocytes (female); Fig. 25: Microgametocyte (male).
Illustration from: Coatney GR, Collins WE, Warren M, Contacos PG. The Primate Malarias. Bethesda: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; 1971.

Thick Blood Smear of Plasmodium ovale

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B: Stages of P. ovale in thick blood smears. 
Illustration from: Wilcox A. Manual for the Microscopical Diagnosis of Malaria in Man. Washington: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; 1960.

 
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