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Babesia divergens
Epidemiology:
1) Euorope
2) canine parasite
3) transmitted by Ixodes ricinus
4) human infections rare
5) asplenic & immunocompromised patients at risk
Laboratory:
- Babesia divergens serology
Related
babesiosis
General
Babesia
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: protozoa
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1264-65
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.
Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, 1188
- Wikipedia: Babesia divergens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babesia_divergens