Emergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areas
Abstract E. Vannier and P. J. Krause presented an excellent article on “Babesiosis in China, an emerging threat” in the Lancet Infectious Diseases in December 2014, which updated research on human babesiosis in China. However, a neglected and emerging issue has not been mentioned in EV & PJK’s a...
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| description | Abstract E. Vannier and P. J. Krause presented an excellent article on “Babesiosis in China, an emerging threat” in the Lancet Infectious Diseases in December 2014, which updated research on human babesiosis in China. However, a neglected and emerging issue has not been mentioned in EV & PJK’s article, that is the co-infections with B. microti and P. falciparum parasites that exist in syndemic areas, spatially in the China-Myanmar border areas of Yunnan province, China. Therefore, two important issues are addressed in here, including (i) the new emerging infections with Babesia spp. which are normally ignored in malaria endemic areas due to similarities in pathogenic morphology and clinical symptoms, (ii) additional consideration on babesiosis rather than drug-resistant malaria when anti-malaria treatment for the febrile cases in clinics fails. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d84f05b6ebb5496ba746b570ceedb92c2023-06-04T11:13:46ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052015-07-01811310.1186/s13071-015-0978-zEmergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areasXia Zhou0Shang Xia1Shou-Qin Yin2Xiao-Nong Zhou3Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Soochow UniversityNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; Key Laboratory of Parasite & Vector Biology, Ministry of HealthNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; Key Laboratory of Parasite & Vector Biology, Ministry of HealthNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; Key Laboratory of Parasite & Vector Biology, Ministry of HealthAbstract E. Vannier and P. J. Krause presented an excellent article on “Babesiosis in China, an emerging threat” in the Lancet Infectious Diseases in December 2014, which updated research on human babesiosis in China. However, a neglected and emerging issue has not been mentioned in EV & PJK’s article, that is the co-infections with B. microti and P. falciparum parasites that exist in syndemic areas, spatially in the China-Myanmar border areas of Yunnan province, China. Therefore, two important issues are addressed in here, including (i) the new emerging infections with Babesia spp. which are normally ignored in malaria endemic areas due to similarities in pathogenic morphology and clinical symptoms, (ii) additional consideration on babesiosis rather than drug-resistant malaria when anti-malaria treatment for the febrile cases in clinics fails.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0978-zBabesiosisChina-Myanmar borderMalariaSyndemicEmergingFebrile case |
| spellingShingle | Xia Zhou Shang Xia Shou-Qin Yin Xiao-Nong Zhou Emergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areas Parasites & Vectors Babesiosis China-Myanmar border Malaria Syndemic Emerging Febrile case |
| title | Emergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areas |
| title_full | Emergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areas |
| title_fullStr | Emergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areas |
| title_short | Emergence of babesiosis in China-Myanmar border areas |
| title_sort | emergence of babesiosis in china myanmar border areas |
| topic | Babesiosis China-Myanmar border Malaria Syndemic Emerging Febrile case |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0978-z |
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