<i>Babesia</i> nucleic acid prevalence among blood donors in southern Québec
While public health data indicate that Babesia microti is emerging in southern Québec, to date, the risk of acquiring babesiosis through transfusion of blood products remains low. Partnership with public health authorities and clinicians remains essential to keep abreast of the emergence of such cases.
Authors
- Christian Renaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-5380)
- Milena Fedorova
- Nathalie Simard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7262-9530)
- Jean‐François Côté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7055-2642)
- Geneviève Baron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3746-9529)
- Paula Saá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6077-4532)
- Jamel A. Groves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9334-3158)
- François Milord
- Laura Tonnetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7735-8420)
- Rebecca L. Townsend
- Alejandra Irace‐Cima
- Marc Germain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8466-0916)
- Karine Thivierge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-5081)
- Susan L. Stramer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5865-6366)
- Antoine Lewin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1748-4198)
- Jeffrey M. Linnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2580-4289)
Institutions
- Héma-Québec (CA)
- American Red Cross (US)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of the Potomac (US)
- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (CA)
- Santé Montérégie (CA)
- Ste. Anne's Hospital (CA)
- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CA)
- Grifols (United States) (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18386
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.14