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Case Reports
. 2001 Feb 6;164(3):377-9.

Transfusion-transmitted malaria in Canada

R Slinger  1 , A Giulivi, M Bodie-Collins, F Hindieh, R S John, G Sher, M Goldman, M Ricketts, K C Kain
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Case Reports

Transfusion-transmitted malaria in Canada

R Slinger et al. CMAJ. .

Abstract

Three cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria in Canada are described. Although very rare, this diagnosis should be considered in transfusion recipients who have undiagnosed symptoms consistent with malaria. Thick and thin blood smears should be urgently examined to exclude this possibility.

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