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Babesia Travel: How Infections Cross Borders

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Babesia travel cases are rising globally as international travelers carry tick-borne infections across borders. “Recently, sporadic cases of human babesiosis caused by several species of Babesia have been reported in other countries,” write the authors of “Imported Human Babesiosis, Singapore, 2018.” These imported cases include: Babesia microti (Germany, Australia, South Korea) Babesia microti-like (Japan, Taiwan, […]

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Babesia Blood Safety: What the FDA Workshop Revealed

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Babesia blood safety is a growing concern in the United States. In their article, the authors summarized discussions from a public workshop organized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The workshop, entitled “Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases and Blood Safety,” included experts on tick-borne diseases, representatives from blood centers, academia, government agencies, and manufacturers of diagnostic

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COVID-19 Chronic Manifestations: What Long COVID Can Learn from Lyme

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We can better understand COVID-19 chronic manifestations if we understand the lessons from Lyme disease. Lyme disease was first described as an early disease in 1977 when an epidemic of oligoarticular arthritis occurred in three Connecticut communities, which involved 39 children and 12 adults. [1] During this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Babesia Anaplasmosis: When Two Tick Infections Cause Confusion

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Babesia anaplasmosis co-infection can cause serious complications—including confusion. In this Inside Lyme case study, I discuss a 78-year-old woman who presented with cognitive impairment from two tick-borne infections at once. Paparone and colleagues describe this case in the journal Nurse Practitioner. The Case: Babesia Anaplasmosis Causing Confusion A 78-year-old woman was evaluated in an emergency

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Babesia Malaria Confusion: Two Travelers, One Fatal Outcome

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Babesia malaria confusion is a diagnostic challenge that cost one traveler her life. In this Inside Lyme podcast, I discuss the Babesia treatment of two USA travelers after returning to South Korea—where doctors initially suspected Malaria instead. Kwon and colleagues describe these cases in the Korean Journal of Parasitology in 2018. Case 1: Babesia Malaria

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Babesia Hudson Valley: Cases Explode 16-Fold

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Babesia hudson valley cases are exploding. In their article “Increasing incidence and changing epidemiology of babesiosis in the Hudson Valley region of New York State: 2009-2016,” Joseph and colleagues question how cases of Babesia infections are spreading given that the animal reservoirs—mice, shrews, and voles—typically do not travel large distances. Cases of Babesia have been

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Babesia Pregnancy: How Two Mothers Passed It to Their Babies

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Babesia pregnancy transmission is real and underrecognized. In this Inside Lyme case study, I discuss two mothers who unknowingly passed this tick-borne parasite to their babies. Saetre and colleagues first described these cases in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society in 2017. This parasite can be contracted from the bite of a deer

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Two children who contracted Babesia from their mothers.

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Two Children Who Contracted Babesia From Their Mothers From the Archives (2020) This article reflects clinical discussion of pediatric Babesia cases at a time when maternal–fetal transmission was rarely considered outside of published case reports. Two pediatric cases raised concern for possible maternal–fetal transmission of Babesia. These cases were originally described by Saetre and colleagues

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