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Babesia microti in a Canadian blood donor and lookback in a red blood cell recipient
- Source :
- Vox sanguinisREFERENCES. 117(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background and objectives We describe the third documented case of autochthonous human babesiosis in Canada and the second in a Canadian blood donor. Materials and methods Multiple laboratory investigations were carried out on the donor and the immunocompromised recipient of an associated, potentially infectious red blood cell product. Results The donor had not travelled except for outdoor exposure in south-eastern Manitoba, followed by illness and hospital admission. The donor had a notable parasitaemia, positive for Babesia microti using whole blood nucleic acid testing (NAT). The recipient was negative for B. microti by both serology and NAT. Conclusion There was no evidence of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis.
- Subjects :
- Canada
Erythrocytes
biology
business.industry
BABESIA MICROTI
Babesiosis
Blood Donors
Hematology
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Babesia microti
Virology
Serology
Red blood cell
medicine.anatomical_structure
Blood donor
parasitic diseases
Babesia
medicine
Humans
business
Human Babesiosis
Whole blood
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14230410
- Volume :
- 117
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Vox sanguinisREFERENCES
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5e018e8342ed46fca29b9aa1ee53bf4f