Detection and characterization of an emerging type of Babesia sp. similar to Babesia motasi for the first case of human babesiosis and ticks in Korea

Detection and characterization of an emerging type of Babesia sp. similar to Babesia motasi for the first case of human babesiosis and ticks in Korea

ABSTRACTBabesiosis is a tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic zoonosis. In Korea, the first mortalities were reported in 2005 due to Babesia sp. detection in sheep; herein we report epidemiological and genetic characteristics of a second case of babesiosis. Microscopic analysis of patient blood reveale...

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Main Authors: Sung-Hee Hong, Seong-Yoon Kim, Bong Goo Song, Jong Yul Roh, Chong Rae Cho, Chul-Nam Kim, Tae-Hyun Um, Yee Gyung Kwak, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Sang-Eun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Babesia motasi
Haemaphysalis
phylogenetic analysis
babesiosis
Babesia microti
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1622997

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