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This is the case of a 19-year-old woman, with 29 weeks of pregnancy, from Llumpe (Ancash, Peru) with a history of traveling to the towns of Chanchamayo (Junín, Peru) and Rinconada (Ancash, Peru). She was admitted to the Chacas Hospital (Chacas, Ancash, Peru) with a general poor condition, dehydration, respiratory distress, jaundice, apparent elevation of body temperature, and abdominal pain. A microscopic examination of blood films revealed a 60% of hemoparasites. She was transferred to the Ramos Guardia Hospital (Huaraz, Peru) where presented more difficulty to breath, choluria, haematuria and decreased urine output, also a positive test for Malaria parasites (Plasmodium). Then, she was transferred to the Cayetano Heredia Hospital (Lima, Peru), admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) where she suffered multiple organ failure and death. The product was stillborn. She had indication of...