Figure 1From: Human babesiosis, an emerging tick-borne disease in the People’s Republic of ChinaGiemsa-stained thin blood smears showing the similarities of the intraerythrocytic ring form stages of B. microti and P. falciparum , showing an intraerythrocytic ring form stage of B. microti (thick arrow) and ring form stage of P. falciparum (thin arrow); Original magnification × 1,000. (A. Ring form stage of B. microti, B. Ring form stage of P. falciparum).Back to article page