Babesia divergens in human in Gansu province, China

Autor: Jinming Wang, Shangdi Zhang, Jingqiong Yang, Junlong Liu, Dekui Zhang, Youquan Li, Jianxun Luo, Guiquan Guan, Hong Yin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 959-961 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 22221751
2222-1751
DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1635431
Popis: ABSTRACTHuman babesiosis is an important tick-borne infectious disease. We investigated human babesiosis in the Gansu province and found that it is prevalent in this area with a prevalence of 1.3%. Results of gene sequencings indicate that 1.3% of patients were positive for Babesia divergens. This initial report of human B. divergens infections in Gansu Province should raise awareness of human babesiosis.
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