2024
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13020123
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Immune Mediators Important for a Protective Secondary Response to Babesia microti

Joseph Conti,
Thomas Gagliardi,
Paul M. Arnaboldi
et al.

Abstract: Babesia microti (B. microti) is a tick-transmitted protozoan parasite that invades red blood cells. It is the primary cause of human babesiosis in the US. The severity of babesiosis caused by B. microti infection can range from asymptomatic to fatal. Risk factors for severe disease include general immune suppression, advanced age (>50) and lack of a spleen. However, severe disease can occur in the absence of any known risk factors. The degree to which tick-transmitted B. microti infection confers protection… Show more

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