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