To investigate human babesiosis in the Bolivian Chaco, in 2013 we tested blood samples from 271 healthy persons living in 2 rural communities in this region. Microscopy and PCR indicated that 3.3% of persons were positive for Babesia microti parasites (US lineage); seroprevalence was 45.7%. Appropriate screening should mitigate the risk for transfusion-associated babesiosis.
Human Babesiosis, Bolivia, 2013 / Gabrielli, Simona; Totino, Valentina; Macchioni, Fabio; Zuñiga, Freddy; Rojas, Patricia; Lara, Yuni; Roselli, Mimmo; Bartoloni, Alessandro; Cancrini, Gabriella. - In: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1080-6040. - 22:8(2016), pp. 1445-1447. [10.3201/eid2208.150195]
Human Babesiosis, Bolivia, 2013
GABRIELLI, SIMONA;Totino, Valentina;CANCRINI, Gabriella
2016
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To investigate human babesiosis in the Bolivian Chaco, in 2013 we tested blood samples from 271 healthy persons living in 2 rural communities in this region. Microscopy and PCR indicated that 3.3% of persons were positive for Babesia microti parasites (US lineage); seroprevalence was 45.7%. Appropriate screening should mitigate the risk for transfusion-associated babesiosis.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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