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Alternative Title:
Transfusion
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.13521
Personal Author:
Gumber, Sanjeev ; Nascimento, Fernanda S ; Rogers, Kenneth A ; Bishop, Henry S ; Rivera, Hilda N ; ... More +
Gumber, Sanjeev ; Nascimento, Fernanda S ; Rogers, Kenneth A ; Bishop, Henry S ; Rivera, Hilda N ; Xayavong, Maniphet V ; Devare, Sushil G ; Schochetman, Gerald ; Amancha, Praveen K ; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ; Wilkins, Patricia P ; Villinger, Francois Less -
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BACKGROUND

Babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne infection in humans. The increasing numbers of reported cases of transfusion-associated babesiosis (TAB), primarily caused by Babesia microti, represents a concern for the safety of the U.S. blood supply.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS

This study investigated kinetics of parasitemia, innate immune responses and dynamics of antibody responses during B. microti infection in rhesus macaques using blood smears, quantitative PCR (qPCR), flow cytometry, and indirect fluorescent antibody testing. A total of 6 monkeys were transfused with either hamster or monkey-passaged B. microti infected erythrocytes (2 and 4 monkeys, respectively) simulating TAB.

RESULTS

The prepatent period in monkeys inoculated with hamster-passaged B. microti was 35 days compared with 4 days in monkeys transfused with monkey-passaged B. microti; the latter monkeys also had markedly higher parasitemia levels. The duration of the window period from the first detected parasitemia by qPCR analysis to the first detected antibody response ranged from 10–17 days. Antibody responses fluctuated during the course of the infection. Innate responses assessed by the frequencies of monocytes and activated B cells correlated with the kinetics and magnitude of parasitemia. On day 14, additional activation peaks were noted for CD14+CD16+ and CD14−CD16+ monocytes and for CD11c+ myeloid dendritic cells, but only in animals transfused with monkey-passaged B. microti. Parasitemia persisted in these immunocompetent animals, similar to human infection.

CONCLUSION

The results suggest that transfusion-associated transmission of B. microti leads to rapid onset of parasitemia (day 4) in rhesus macaques, detectable antibody response 14 days later and persistent parasitemia.


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Antibody Article Babesia Immune Parasitemia PCR Rhesus Transfusion
Source:
Transfusion. 56(6 Pt 2):1508-1519.
Pubmed ID:
26892459
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4905818
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; P30 AI050409/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; P51 OD011132/OD/NIH HHS/United States ; R24 OD010947/OD/NIH HHS/United States
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; P30 AI050409/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; P51 OD011132/OD/NIH HHS/United States ; R24 OD010947/OD/NIH HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
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