@prasad_prithiv @IdVilchez @drtimothyli @NASAdoc @Boghuma @Carlos_Chaccour @JuanCGabaldon @ParasiteGal @LoukasMD I think it can be 👇. @kartc also provided a study link somewhere in this thread also that vivax associated with ⬆️ thrombocytopenia relative to
@IdVilchez @drtimothyli @NASAdoc Yes, I wasn’t sure if 0.1% would be enough to cause thrombocytopenia, but the pt’s symptoms were more consistent w/ malaria and not Lyme. Also, patient likely lacks Duffy coat antigen which is why we see so few P. Vivax in
RT @bloodSparasites: Presence of additional #Plasmodium vivax #malaria in Duffy negative individuals from Southwestern Nigeria. https://t.c…
RT @bloodSparasites: Presence of additional #Plasmodium vivax #malaria in Duffy negative individuals from Southwestern Nigeria. https://t.c…