Abstract
Human babesiosis in Europe is caused by multiple zoonotic species. We describe a case in a splenectomized patient, in which a routine Babesia divergens PCR result was negative. A universal Babesia spp. PCR yielded a positive result and enabled classification of the parasite into the less-described Babesia crassa–like complex.
Highlights
Human babesiosis in Europe is caused by multiple zoonotic species
Recent serologic and clinical studies suggest that human babesiosis infections are more frequent than expected, especially in Europe, but symptoms are often not recognized as babesiosis [12]
Microscopic identification of Babesia is possible in a casepatient with high parasitemia, as in the case we describe
Summary
Human babesiosis in Europe is caused by multiple zoonotic species. We describe a case in a splenectomized patient, in which a routine Babesia divergens PCR result was negative. Babesiosis is a widely distributed, tickborne, zoonotic, parasitic disease caused by different species of the apicomplexan genus Babesia and occasionally involving human infections [1]. In Europe, symptomatic human cases are infrequently observed and occur mostly in asplenic patients, where infections can rapidly become life-threatening.
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