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. 2013;9(7):e1003387.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003387. Epub 2013 Jul 11.

Babesia: an emerging infectious threat in transfusion medicine

Cheryl A Lobo  1 , Jeny R Cursino-Santos, Andy Alhassan, Marilis Rodrigues
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Babesia: an emerging infectious threat in transfusion medicine

Cheryl A Lobo et al. PLoS Pathog. 2013.
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I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Pathogen Inactivation Contracts with Terumo and Cerus. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials.

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Figure 1. Different forms of Babesia divergens in human RBCs as seen on a Giemsa-stained smear from in vitro cultured parasites (ring, dividing figure eights, Maltese cross parasites, and multiply infected RBCs).
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