Human Babesiosis, Yucatán State, Mexico, 2015

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Nov;24(11):2061-2062. doi: 10.3201/eid2411.170512.

Abstract

In 2015, we detected clinical cases of babesiosis caused by Babesia microti in Yucatán State, Mexico. Cases occurred in 4 children from a small town who became ill during the same month. Diagnosis was confirmed using conventional PCR followed by sequencing of the DNA fragment obtained.

Keywords: Babesia microti; Mexico; babesiosis; parasites; protozoa; tick-borne diseases; vector-borne infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Babesia microti / genetics
  • Babesia microti / isolation & purification*
  • Babesiosis / diagnosis*
  • Babesiosis / parasitology*
  • Child
  • DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan