The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada
A child with a complicated medical history that included asplenia acquired an infection with Babesia microti in the summer of 2013 and had not travelled outside of Manitoba. Although the clinical findings were subtle, astute laboratory work helped to reach a preliminary identification of Babesia spe...
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| author | Jared MP Bullard Arshad N Ahsanuddin Anamarija M Perry L Robbin Lindsay Mahmood Iranpour Antonia Dibernardo Paul G Van Caeseele |
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| description | A child with a complicated medical history that included asplenia acquired an infection with Babesia microti in the summer of 2013 and had not travelled outside of Manitoba. Although the clinical findings were subtle, astute laboratory work helped to reach a preliminary identification of Babesia species, while reference laboratory testing confirmed the diagnosis. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are known to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the province; however, the present case represents the first known instance of tick-borne B microti, both in Manitoba and in Canada. The expanding territory of the blacklegged tick increases the relevance of this emerging infection. Clinicians, laboratory medical practitioners and public health officials should be aware of B microti as a potential locally acquired infection in Canada. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2465b20248f74cdfb998aab4dcb125312025-02-03T05:53:17ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322014-01-01256e87e8910.1155/2014/209521The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in CanadaJared MP Bullard0Arshad N Ahsanuddin1Anamarija M Perry2L Robbin Lindsay3Mahmood Iranpour4Antonia Dibernardo5Paul G Van Caeseele6Cadham Provincial Laboratory, Manitoba Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCadham Provincial Laboratory, Manitoba Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaA child with a complicated medical history that included asplenia acquired an infection with Babesia microti in the summer of 2013 and had not travelled outside of Manitoba. Although the clinical findings were subtle, astute laboratory work helped to reach a preliminary identification of Babesia species, while reference laboratory testing confirmed the diagnosis. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are known to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the province; however, the present case represents the first known instance of tick-borne B microti, both in Manitoba and in Canada. The expanding territory of the blacklegged tick increases the relevance of this emerging infection. Clinicians, laboratory medical practitioners and public health officials should be aware of B microti as a potential locally acquired infection in Canada.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/209521 |
| spellingShingle | Jared MP Bullard Arshad N Ahsanuddin Anamarija M Perry L Robbin Lindsay Mahmood Iranpour Antonia Dibernardo Paul G Van Caeseele The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada |
| title_full | The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada |
| title_fullStr | The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada |
| title_short | The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada |
| title_sort | first case of locally acquired tick borne babesia microti infection in canada |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/209521 |
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