Babesiosis acquired through blood transfusion, California, USA.
Babesiosis was reported in a California resident who received a transfusion of blood products collected in the disease-endemic northeastern region of the United States. Babesiosis should be considered year-round in the diagnosis of febrile and afebrile patients with abnormal blood cell counts who have received blood products from disease-endemic areas.
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, CA 90012, USA. vngo@ph.lacounty.gov
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D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D041001:Babesia microti / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D001782:Blood Donors; D002140:California; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan