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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2015 Babesiosis is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites that are transmitted by ticks, or less commonly through blood transfusion or transplacentally. Human babesiosis was first recognized in a splenectomized patient in Europe but most cases have been reported from the northeastern and upper midwestern United States in people with an intact ...
Maria A Diuk-Wasser +2 more
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Babesiosis and Malaria in the United States: Epidemiology, Research Funding, Medical Progress, & Recommendations for Improvement [PDF]
EpidemiologiaBackground: Babesiosis and malaria are infectious diseases caused by the intraerythrocytic parasites Babesia and Plasmodium, respectively. While no human red blood cell (RBC) receptors have been shown to be essential for B.
Ryan P. Jajosky +4 more
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Severe Thrombocytopenia Secondary to Babesiosis: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in HematologyA 76-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin, renal calculi with a history of lithotripsy, hypertension, anxiety, and diabetes mellitus with recent tick exposure presented with abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea, and fever ...
Vidyasagar R. Cirra +3 more
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Treatment evaluation using ultrasonographic scanning of the spleen in Arabian horses affected by babesiosis [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: Equine babesiosis is a widespread protozoan disease in Saudi Arabia. The most common finding of clinical babesiosis is splenomegaly, which can be detected using non-invasive splenic ultrasonography.
Ahmed Al-Mokahwi +6 more
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Workplace Health & Safety, 2020 Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that may be deadly under certain conditions. Occupational health nurses should teach workers about the disease and the importance of prevention strategies.
E. Gray, M. Kamb, B. Herwaldt
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A Case Report and Literature Review of Babesiosis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022 Babesiosis, a tick-borne protozoan disease, has been increasing in frequency in recent years. Familiarity with presentations of babesiosis is important for clinicians.
Philip S. Yune +5 more
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مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2022 Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by Babesia microti. We present a case of false positive HIV in the setting of confirmed babesiosis infection. An understanding that patients with babesiosis can have a false positive HIV test result is important
Rand Hindosh +3 more
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Recurrence of Human Babesiosis Caused by Reinfection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Babesiosis developed in a 62-year-old immunocompetent physician, who had an uneventful recovery after receiving atovaquone and azithromycin. Three years later, babesiosis developed again, and he was again successfully given treatment.
Jonathan Ho +3 more
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Mental Status Changes in Severe Babesiosis
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023 Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by an intraerythrocyte protozoon. We present a unique case of a patient who was infected with babesiosis and subsequently developed severely altered mental status, which dramatically improved after erythrocyte ...
Matthew J. Navarro +3 more
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Canine babesiosis : tick-borne diseases
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2009 Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease affecting humans and many domestic and wild animals. Domestic animals showing appreciable morbidity and mortality include dogs, cats, cattle and horses. Both canine and feline babesiosis are diseases characterised by
J.P. Schoeman
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