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17th August 2023

A 25-year-old man who recently returned from South America presents with fatigue, malaise and fever

A 25-year-old man who recently returned from South America presents with fatigue, malaise and fever. Malaria is suspected, and the results from his Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood films confirm the presence of malaria parasites. However, the particular species of Plasmodium could not be identified.

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