A fatal case of Babesia divergens infection in Northwestern Spain

作者：Asensi Victor; Miguel Gonzalez Luis; Fernandez Suarez Jonathan; Sevilla Elena; Alvarez Navascues Rafael; Luisa Suarez Maria; Eugenia Lauret Maria; Bernardo Angel; Antonio Carton Jose; Montero Estrella^*

来源：Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2018, 9(3): 730-734.

DOI：10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.02.018

• Babesia divergens
• Fatal case
• Human babesiosis
• Treatment failure

We describe a fatal case caused by the intra-erythrocytic Babesia divergens parasite in an elderly woman. This is the third case of fatal babesiosis reported in the last 15 years in Europe, and the only one in a patient with an intact spleen.

• 出版日期2018-3