The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada

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dc.contributor.authorBullard, Jared MP
dc.contributor.authorAhsanuddin, Arshad N
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Anamarija M
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, L Robbin
dc.contributor.authorIranpour, Mahmood
dc.contributor.authorDibernardo, Antonia
dc.contributor.authorVan Caeseele, Paul G
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-07T17:35:21Z
dc.date.available2016-06-07T17:35:21Z
dc.date.issued2014-1-1
dc.date.updated2016-06-07T06:52:39Z
dc.description.abstractA child with a complicated medical history that included asplenia acquired an infection with Babesia microti in the summer of 2013 and had not travelled outside of Manitoba. Although the clinical findings were subtle, astute laboratory work helped to reach a preliminary identification of Babesia species, while reference laboratory testing confirmed the diagnosis. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are known to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the province; however, the present case represents the first known instance of tick-borne B microti, both in Manitoba and in Canada. The expanding territory of the blacklegged tick increases the relevance of this emerging infection. Clinicians, laboratory medical practitioners and public health officials should be aware of B microti as a potential locally acquired infection in Canada.
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dc.identifier.citationJared MP Bullard, Arshad N Ahsanuddin, Anamarija M Perry, et al., “The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. e87-e89, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/209521
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/209521
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31332
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleThe First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada
dc.typeJournal Article
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