Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.

Transmission can also occur via blood transfusions, transplants and from mother to child. The Penn State research team ...

A case of transfusion-associated neonatal babesiosis is presented ... The diagnosis was eventually made by blood smear, serology and polymerase chain reaction. The patient was treated with ...

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...

Once inside the body, Babesia parasites invade and destroy red blood cells. This severely limits the ability of these cells to supply tissues with oxygen. While more than 100 species of Babesia ...

A National Library of Medical Publications search [13] was conducted using the search terms babesiosis AND (neonatal OR neonate OR newborn) limited to publications in English and referring to ...