Imported babesiosis caused by Babesia microti-A case report

Emilio Guirao-Arrabal; Luis Miguel González; José Luís García-Fogeda; Claudia Miralles-Adell; Guacimara Sánchez-Moreno; Natalia Chueca; Francisco Anguita-Santos; Leopoldo Muñoz-Medina; David Vinuesa-García; José Hernández-Quero; Estrella Montero

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101435

Imported babesiosis caused by Babesia microti-A case report

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2020 Jul;11(4):101435. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101435. Epub 2020 Mar 28.

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: emilio.guirao@gmail.com.
² Parasitology Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km 2, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: lmgonzal@isciii.es.
³ Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: jlgarciafogeda@gmail.com.
⁴ Laboratory Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016 Granada, Spain. Electronic address: cmirallesadell@gmail.com.
⁵ Hematology Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016 Granada, Spain. Electronic address: gusamo83@gmail.com.
⁶ Hematology Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016 Granada, Spain. Electronic address: naisses@yahoo.es.
⁷ Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: miparedro@gmail.com.
⁸ Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: lmunnoz@yahoo.com.
⁹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: vinudav@yahoo.es.
¹⁰ Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avenida de la Investigación, s/n, 18016, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: jhquero@ugr.es.
¹¹ Parasitology Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km 2, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: estrella.montero@isciii.es.

PMID: 32249191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101435

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

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Babesia microti / isolation & purification*
Babesiosis / diagnosis*
Babesiosis / parasitology
Communicable Diseases, Imported / diagnosis*
Communicable Diseases, Imported / parasitology
Humans
Male
New York
Spain
Travel