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A Case of Babesia microti Infection Imported tothe Czech Republic from the USA


Authors: E. Nohýnková;  J. Kubek 1;  O. Měšťánková 2;  P. Chalupa 1;  Z. Hubálek 3
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení tropické medicíny 1. LF UK a FN Bulovka, Praha 1Klinika infekčních chorob FN, Brno-Bohunice 2Infekční oddělení Nemocnice Valtice s. r. o. 3Laboratoř medicínské zoologie – Ústav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, Brno
Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 2003; : 377-381
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Overview

Human babesiosis is a zoonotic tick-borne protozoan infection caused by several species of the genus Babesia. It isa rare disease in Europe. Until recently, 31 cases have been described. Most of them were severe infections causedby a cattle parasite Babesia divergens in splenectomized patients. In contrast, a rodent species Babesia microti wasresponsible for hundreds of cases of human babesiosis in the U.S.A. In this report we describe the first case of humanbabesiosis in the Czech Republic. To our knowledge, it is also the first case of symptomatic B. microti infectionimported to Europe from the United States.

Key words:
human babesiosis, Babesia microti, imported case.

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