Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host

Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host

We report a fatal case of human babesiosis caused by bovine pathogen Babesia divergens in Russia. Falciparum malaria was falsely diagnosed due to the presence of small ring forms in the blood smear. Laboratory diagnosis can distinguish between babesiosis and malaria according to the examination of s...

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Main Authors: Irina V. Kukina, Tatiana M. Guzeeva, Olga P. Zelya, Ludmila A. Ganushkina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091830060X
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spelling doaj-ed6f44fcba82432e87351ab3c9c857982021-07-02T04:09:48ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092018-01-0113Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic hostIrina V. Kukina0Tatiana M. Guzeeva1Olga P. Zelya2Ludmila A. Ganushkina3Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian FederationSechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian FederationCorresponding author at: 119435, Malaya Pirogovskaya, 20, Moscow, Russian Federation.; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian FederationSechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian FederationWe report a fatal case of human babesiosis caused by bovine pathogen Babesia divergens in Russia. Falciparum malaria was falsely diagnosed due to the presence of small ring forms in the blood smear. Laboratory diagnosis can distinguish between babesiosis and malaria according to the examination of stained blood smears. Keywords: Protozoan parasites, Tick born disease, Human babesiosis, Babesia divergens, Diagnosishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091830060X
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author Irina V. Kukina
Tatiana M. Guzeeva
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Ludmila A. Ganushkina
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Tatiana M. Guzeeva
Olga P. Zelya
Ludmila A. Ganushkina
Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host
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author_facet Irina V. Kukina
Tatiana M. Guzeeva
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Ludmila A. Ganushkina
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title Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host
title_short Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host
title_full Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host
title_fullStr Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host
title_full_unstemmed Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host
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publisher Elsevier
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description We report a fatal case of human babesiosis caused by bovine pathogen Babesia divergens in Russia. Falciparum malaria was falsely diagnosed due to the presence of small ring forms in the blood smear. Laboratory diagnosis can distinguish between babesiosis and malaria according to the examination of stained blood smears. Keywords: Protozoan parasites, Tick born disease, Human babesiosis, Babesia divergens, Diagnosis
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