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==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
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A diagnosis can be made by identifying the organism on blood smears.
 
The organism can be intermittently seen microscopically on the surface of red blood cells on Giemsa-stained blood smears. The organism stains blue and can look like rings or rods.  
 
The organism can be intermittently seen microscopically on the surface of red blood cells on Giemsa-stained blood smears. The organism stains blue and can look like rings or rods.  
  
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