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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.150195
Personal Author:
Gabrielli, Simona ; Totino, Valentina ; Macchioni, Fabio ; Zuñiga, Freddy ; Rojas, Patricia ; ... More +
Gabrielli, Simona ; Totino, Valentina ; Macchioni, Fabio ; Zuñiga, Freddy ; Rojas, Patricia ; Lara, Yuni ; Roselli, Mimmo ; Bartoloni, Alessandro ; Cancrini, Gabriella Less -
Description:
To investigate human babesiosis in the Bolivian Chaco, in 2013 we tested blood samples from 271 healthy persons living in 2 rural communities in this region. Microscopy and PCR indicated that 3.3% of persons were positive for Babesia microti parasites (US lineage); seroprevalence was 45.7%. Appropriate screening should mitigate the risk for transfusion-associated babesiosis.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antigens, Protozoan
Babesia Microti
Babesiosis
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dispatch
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1445-1447.
Pubmed ID:
27434696
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4982153
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Bolivia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:7709539d2e95b63e7bf4fd84470545d90fa43fe616bac0d7518fb959bf418a27
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