A Case of Babesia microti Infection Imported to
the Czech Republic from the USA
Nohýnková E., 1Kubek J., 2Měšťánková O., 1Chalupa P., 3Hubálek Z.
Oddělení tropické medicíny 1. LF UK a FN Bulovka, Praha 1Klinika infekčních chorob FN, Brno-Bohunice 2Infekční oddělení Nemocnice Valtice s.r.o.3Laboratoř medicínské zoologie – Ústav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, Brno |
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Summary:
Human babesiosis is a zoonotic tick-borne protozoan infection caused by several species of the genus Babesia. It is
a rare disease in Europe. Until recently, 31 cases have been described. Most of them were severe infections caused
by a cattle parasite Babesia divergens in splenectomized patients. In contrast, a rodent species Babesia microti was
responsible for hundreds of cases of human babesiosis in the U.S.A. In this report we describe the first case of human
babesiosis in the Czech Republic. To our knowledge, it is also the first case of symptomatic B. microti infection
imported to Europe from the United States.
Key words:
human babesiosis, Babesia microti, imported case.
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