An 18 year old immigrant from the Philippines presented to the local clinic shortly after relocating to the United States complaining of fever and chills. Examination of the young adult revealed enlarged lymph nodes. Blood was drawn and submitted for culture and parasitic examination. The culture was negative. This suspicious form was seen on the Giemsa-stained blood smear. It measures 225 µm in length. This patient is most likely infected with:

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