First report of Babesia divergens infection in an HIV patient

González, Luís Miguel; Castro, Emma; Lobo, Cheryl A.; Richart, Alberto; Ramiro, Raquel; González-Camacho, Fernando; Luque, Daniel; Velasco, A C; Montero, Estrella

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2015.02.005

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“…In ten additional publications [88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97], 11 babesiosis cases were reported where infection with B. divergens was the probable cause of disease, and fever was the most common symptom (82%). Anemia, malaise, jaundice, abdominal complaints and darkened urine were all relatively common (ranging from 45% to 27%), while headache, myalgia and arthralgia were reported for only two patients ( Table 2).…”

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Evaluation of Disease Causality of Rare Ixodes ricinus-Borne Infections in Europe

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In Europe, Ixodes ricinus ticks transmit pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). In addition, there is evidence for transmission to humans from I. ricinus of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia divergens, Babesia microti, Babesia venatorum, Borrelia miyamotoi, Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Rickettsia helvetica and Rickettsia monacensis. However, whether infection with these potential tick-borne pathogens results in human disease has not been fully demonstrated for all of these tick-borne microorganisms. To evaluate the available evidence for a causative relation between infection and disease, the current study analyses European case reports published from 2008 to 2018, supplemented with information derived from epidemiological and experimental studies. The evidence for human disease causality in Europe found in this review appeared to be strongest for A. phagocytophilum and B. divergens. Nonetheless, some knowledge gaps still exist. Importantly, comprehensive evidence for pathogenicity is lacking for the remaining tick-borne microorganisms. Such evidence could be gathered best through prospective studies, for example, studies enrolling patients with a fever after a tick bite, the development of specific new serological tools, isolation of these microorganisms from ticks and patients and propagation in vitro, and through experimental studies.

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Evaluation of Disease Causality of Rare Ixodes ricinus-Borne Infections in Europe

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“…In addition to cattle, B. divergens can also infect humans, and although with less than 50 records in the whole of Europe to date, these cases are extremely rare they are potentially life-threatening [ 72 – 74 ]. Until recently it was thought that zoonotic infections were restricted to asplenic patients, however, a small number of recent cases have been reported in spleen-intact, immunocompetent individuals [ 73 , 75 ]. To our knowledge four Irish cases (3 in asplenic patients) have been described to date, the most recent of which occurred in 2015 in an elderly Irish farmer who was hyposplenic possibly as a result of adult coeliac disease [ 76 ].…”

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Ticks and Tick-borne diseases in Ireland

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Throughout Europe interest in tick-borne agents is increasing, particularly with regard to those that can cause human disease. The reason for this is the apparent rise in the incidence of many tick-borne diseases (TBD’s). While there has never been a national survey of ticks or TBD’s in Ireland, the trend here appears to be the reverse with a decline in the incidence of some agents seemingly associated with decreasing tick numbers particularly on agricultural land. In the absence of robust baseline data, however, this development cannot be confirmed.This review collates the limited information available from several dated published records on tick species and a small number of studies focused on certain TBD’s. Some pilot data on tick density and TBD agents collected in 2016 are also presented. The aim is to explore the particular situation in Ireland with regard to ticks and TBD’s and to provide a reference for future workers in the field.

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“…Podstawowa diagnostyka obejmuje ocenę zabarwionych rozmazów krwi obwodowej na obecność skupisk bakterii w postaci wtrę-Tabela 3. Kryteria rozpoznania ludzkiej anaplazmozy granulocytarnej (HGA)* [57,58]. Do zarażenia dochodzi najczęściej wskutek ukłucia przez zakażonego kleszcza, ale też drogą krwiopochodną.…”

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Tick-borne diseases in Poland: Prevalence and difficulties in diagnostics

Kmieciak¹,

Ciszewski²,

Szewczyk³

2016

Med Pr

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StreszczenieW artykule przedstawiono zagadnienia dotyczące diagnostyki chorób odkleszczowych w Polsce, które stanowią obecnie jedną z grup chorób zawodowych o najszerszym zasięgu na terenie naszego kraju. Problem ten jest aktualny z uwagi na stale rosną-cą liczbę przypadków zachorowań na choroby odkleszczowe (m.in. boreliozę z Lyme, odkleszczowe zapalenie mózgu, tularemię, gorączkę Q, ludzką anaplazmozę granulocytarną, babeszjozę). Odzwierciedlają ten stan zwłaszcza ostatnie meldunki epidemiologiczne Narodowego Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego -Państwowego Zakładu Higieny (NIZP -PZH) w Warszawie. W niniejszym artykule zawarto również informacje dotyczące taksonomii wektorów poszczególnych czynników etiologicznych chorób tej grupy i ich rezerwuarów oraz możliwości transmisji przedstawionych drobnoustrojów. Ryzyko zakażenia nimi dotyczy szczególnie osób przebywających na terenach leśno-łąkowych w celach zarówno rekreacyjnych, jak i zawodowych (pracowników terenów leśnych, rolników, osób związanych z łowiectwem). Artykuł zawiera najnowsze dane z zakresu epidemiologii, etiopatogenezy, symptomatologii, diagnostyki laboratoryjnej i wpływających na nią czynników, opracowane z uwzględnieniem obowiązują-cych na terenie Polski zaleceń Polskiego Towarzystwa Epidemiologów i Lekarzy Chorób Zakaźnych oraz rekomendacji Krajowej Izby Diagnostów Laboratoryjnych. Szczególny nacisk położono na problematykę współczesnych metod laboratoryjnych wykorzystywanych w trudnej diagnostyce chorób odkleszczowych z uwzględnieniem algorytmów diagnostycznych oraz fazy przedanalitycznej (rodzaj materiału biologicznego) i analitycznej tych badań (metody referencyjne, skuteczność poszczególnych technik, czynniki interferujące, prawidłowość postępowania diagnostycznego). Med. Pr. 2016;67(1):73-87 Słowa kluczowe: epidemiologia, boreliozy, zoonozy, kleszcze, przenosiciele chorób, kliniczne techniki laboratoryjne AbstractThe article presents an overview of diagnostics of tick-borne diseases in Poland, which form one of the most prevalent group of occupational illnesses in the Polish area. This is a current issue due to a constantly growing number of tick-borne infections, i.e., Lyme borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis, tularemia, Q fever, human granulocytic anaplasmosis and babesiosis. The scale of the problem is well illustrated by the latest reports of the Polish National Institute of Public Health -National Institute of Hygiene (NIPH -NIH). The article also covers the taxonomy of vectors of etiological factors, as well as their reservoirs and possible transmission to humans. The highest risk of tick-borne infection is particularly connected with people either resting or working in the forest or meadow surroundings (i.e., foresters, farmers, hunters). The article contains up-to-date data on epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, symptomatology, laboratory medicine and factors affecting the credibility of results according to current recommendations of the Polish Society of Epidemiology and Physicians of Infectious Diseases and the Polish National Chamber of ...

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First report of Babesia divergens infection in an HIV patient

Cited by 36 publications

References 5 publications

Evaluation of Disease Causality of Rare Ixodes ricinus-Borne Infections in Europe

Evaluation of Disease Causality of Rare Ixodes ricinus-Borne Infections in Europe

Ticks and Tick-borne diseases in Ireland

Tick-borne diseases in Poland: Prevalence and difficulties in diagnostics

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