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Peripheral blood smear showing trophozoite in various stages of development with an arrow pointing towards signet-ring classically seen in Plasmodium falciparum infection.
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A blood smear revealed ring-shaped trophozoites consistent with Plasmodium falciparum with a blood parasitemia percentage of 1% (Figure 1).