Abstract
To investigate human babesiosis in the Bolivian Chaco, in 2013 we tested blood samples from 271 healthy persons living in 2 rural communities in this region. Microscopy and PCR indicated that 3.3% of persons were positive for Babesia microti parasites (US lineage); seroprevalence was 45.7%. Appropriate screening should mitigate the risk for transfusion-associated babesiosis.
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Gabrielli, S., Totino, V., Macchioni, F., Zuñiga, F., Rojas, P., Lara, Y., … Cancrini, G. (2016). Human Babesiosis, Bolivia, 2013. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(8), 1445–1447. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.150195
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