Two Imported Cases of Babesiosis with Complication or Co-Infection with Lyme Disease in Republic of Korea

Babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti and B. divergens, is transmitted by Ixodid ticks. Symptoms of babesiosis vary from a mild flu-like illness to acute, severe, and sometimes fatal and fulminant disease. In Korea, 7 imported babesiosis cases and 1 endemic case have been reported. We report 2 cases...

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Published in:Korean J Parasitol
Main Authors: Kwon, Hea Yoon, Im, Jae Hyoung, Park, Yun-Kyu, Durey, Areum, Lee, Jin-Soo, Baek, Ji Hyeon
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2018
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327201/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30630283
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2018.56.6.609
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