title: Babesia spp. infections transmitted through blood transfusion.
abstract: Babesiosis in humans is caused by infection with various species of Babesia (Apicomplexa, Piroplasmida), mainly transmitted by an arthropod vector--Ixodes spp. ticks. This review will focus on blood transfusion as another mode of Babesia transmission, especially in endemic areas, as well as the impact of human babesiosis on transfusion medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Street, 02-096 Warsaw. esinski@biol.uw.edu.pl
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siński
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Welc-Faleciak
authors.forename: Ryszard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pogłód
mesh_terms: D001404:Babesiosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015984:Causality; D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction