Molecular Characterization of a Non–Babesia divergens Organism Causing Zoonotic Babesiosis in Europe

Molecular Characterization of a Non–Babesia divergens Organism Causing Zoonotic Babesiosis in Europe

In Europe, most reported human cases of babesiosis have been attributed, without strong molecular evidence, to infection with the bovine parasite Babesia divergens. We investigated the first known human cases of babesiosis in Italy and Austria, which occurred in two asplenic men. The complete 18S ri...

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Main Authors: Barbara L. Herwaldt, Simone Cacciò, Filippo Gherlinzoni, Horst Aspöck, Susan B. Slemenda, PierPaolo Piccaluga, Giovanni Martinelli, Renate Edelhofer, Ursula Hollenstein, Giovanni Poletti, Silvio Pampiglione, Karin Löschenberger, Sante Tura, Norman J. Pieniazek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
18S rRNA gene
Austria
Babesia divergens
Babesia odocoilei
Babesia venatorum
babesiosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/8/02-0748_article

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