We describe a case of autochthonous human Babesia divergens infection in an immunocompetent woman in England. The patient had fever, hemolysis, multiorgan failure, and 18% parasitemia. We confirmed B. divergens by 18S rDNA PCR and sequencing. Clinicians should consider babesiosis as a differential diagnosis in patients with unexplained hemolysis.
Journal article
Emerg Infect Dis
10/2024
30
2165 - 2168
Babesia, Babesiosis, England, United Kingdom, communicable diseases, emerging communicable diseases, hemolysis, parasites, parasitology, public health, ticks, vector-borne infections, Humans, Babesiosis, Babesia, Female, England, RNA, Ribosomal, 18S, Middle Aged, Phylogeny