Imported Human Babesiosis, Singapore, 2018

In 2018, Babesia microti infection was diagnosed for a 37-year-old man in Singapore who acquired the infection in the United States. This case highlights the recent rise of tickborne infections in the United States and the risk for their spread, because of increasing global interconnectivity, to reg...

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Autores principales: Lim, Poh-Lian, Chavatte, Jean-Marc, Vasoo, Shawn, Yang, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7101113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32023203
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.200025
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Sumario:In 2018, Babesia microti infection was diagnosed for a 37-year-old man in Singapore who acquired the infection in the United States. This case highlights the recent rise of tickborne infections in the United States and the risk for their spread, because of increasing global interconnectivity, to regions where they are not endemic.

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