Confirmed Case of Autochthonous Human Babesiosis, Hungary
We report a case of autochthonous human babesiosis in Hungary, confirmed by PCR and partial sequencing of the Babesia spp. 18S rRNA gene. Babesiosis should be considered during the differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses, and peripheral blood smears to detect Babesia spp. should be part of the routine clinical workup.
Authors
- Ágnes Kappéter
- István Kucsera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6746-3622)
- Zoltán Péterfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9658-153X)
- Nóra Takács
- Dávid Sipos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9615-1740)
- Róbert Farkas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2064-0147)
- Barbara Réger
- Gabriella Kiss
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3009.240525
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06