3 Methods
A blood sample was collected for laboratory investigations to ascertain
the cause of his symptoms. A peripheral blood smear identified both
trophozoite and schizont stages of Plasmodium falciparum ,
confirming the involvement of malaria infection. Additionally,
appreciating the epidemiological risk due to the endemicity and recent
outbreaks of arboviruses in the area, a blood sample was collected and
the patient was screened for arboviral diseases including dengue,
Chikungunya, Yellow fever and Rift valley fever using RT-PCR. The result
confirmed a concurrent infection with Chikungunya virus. While testing
negative for other arboviral diseases. Additionally, the laboratory
assessment showed thrombocytopenia, anemia, and lymphocytosis. Detailed
laboratory results are presented in Table 1.