A fatal case of Babesia divergens infection in Northwestern Spain

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Víctor AsensiEstrella Montero

Abstract

We describe a fatal case caused by the intra-erythrocytic Babesia divergens parasite in an elderly woman. This is the third case of fatal babesiosis reported in the last 15 years in Europe, and the only one in a patient with an intact spleen.

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