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. 2009 May;15(5):788–791. doi: 10.3201/eid1505.070808

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Giemsa-stained (A) and Wright-stained (B) peripheral blood smear from a newborn with probable Babesia microti infection. Parasitemia was estimated in this newborn at ≈15% based on the number of parasites per 200 leukocytes counted. The smear demonstrated thrombocytopenia and parasites of variable size and morphologic appearance and an absence of pigment. Magnification ×1,000.