Confirmed Case of Autochthonous Human Babesiosis, Hungary

Abstract

We report a case of autochthonous human babesiosis in Hungary, confirmed by PCR and partial sequencing of the Babesia spp. 18S rRNA gene. Babesiosis should be considered during the differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses, and peripheral blood smears to detect Babesia spp. should be part of the routine clinical workup.

Keywords

• human babesiosis
• Babesia microti
• Babesia divergens
• Babesia venatorum
• parasites
• vector-borne infections