Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014

Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014

We report a case of babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti, in a missionary who worked in Equatorial Guinea but also visited rural Spain. The initial diagnosis, based on clinical features and microscopy, was malaria. The patient’s recovery was delayed until she received appropriate treatment for babe...

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Main Authors: Marta Arsuaga, Luis Miguel González, Enrique Salvador Padial, Arigecho Woubshet Dinkessa, Elena Sevilla, Elena Trigo, Sabino Puente, Jeremy Gray, Estrella Montero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Babesia microti
Equatorial Guinea
human babesiosis
malaria
parasites
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0180_article
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spelling doaj-19ec0f40cf1649569e2fbf6cf2c201ff2020-11-25T01:11:30ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-08-012481588158910.3201/eid2408.180180Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014Marta ArsuagaLuis Miguel GonzálezEnrique Salvador PadialArigecho Woubshet DinkessaElena SevillaElena TrigoSabino PuenteJeremy GrayEstrella MonteroWe report a case of babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti, in a missionary who worked in Equatorial Guinea but also visited rural Spain. The initial diagnosis, based on clinical features and microscopy, was malaria. The patient’s recovery was delayed until she received appropriate treatment for babesiosis.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0180_articleBabesia microtiEquatorial Guineahuman babesiosismalariaparasitesvector-borne infections
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author Marta Arsuaga
Luis Miguel González
Enrique Salvador Padial
Arigecho Woubshet Dinkessa
Elena Sevilla
Elena Trigo
Sabino Puente
Jeremy Gray
Estrella Montero
spellingShingle Marta Arsuaga
Luis Miguel González
Enrique Salvador Padial
Arigecho Woubshet Dinkessa
Elena Sevilla
Elena Trigo
Sabino Puente
Jeremy Gray
Estrella Montero
Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Babesia microti
Equatorial Guinea
human babesiosis
malaria
parasites
vector-borne infections
author_facet Marta Arsuaga
Luis Miguel González
Enrique Salvador Padial
Arigecho Woubshet Dinkessa
Elena Sevilla
Elena Trigo
Sabino Puente
Jeremy Gray
Estrella Montero
author_sort Marta Arsuaga
title Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014
title_short Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014
title_full Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014
title_fullStr Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014
title_full_unstemmed Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014
title_sort misdiagnosis of babesiosis as malaria, equatorial guinea, 2014
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2018-08-01
description We report a case of babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti, in a missionary who worked in Equatorial Guinea but also visited rural Spain. The initial diagnosis, based on clinical features and microscopy, was malaria. The patient’s recovery was delayed until she received appropriate treatment for babesiosis.
topic Babesia microti
Equatorial Guinea
human babesiosis
malaria
parasites
vector-borne infections
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0180_article
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