Gabrielli Simona, Totino Valentina, Macchioni Fabio, Zuñiga Freddy, Rojas Patricia, Lara Yuni, Roselli Mimmo, Bartoloni Alessandro, Cancrini Gabriella
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Aug;22(8):1445-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2208.150195.
To investigate human babesiosis in the Bolivian Chaco, in 2013 we tested blood samples from 271 healthy persons living in 2 rural communities in this region. Microscopy and PCR indicated that 3.3% of persons were positive for Babesia microti parasites (US lineage); seroprevalence was 45.7%. Appropriate screening should mitigate the risk for transfusion-associated babesiosis.
为调查玻利维亚查科地区的人类巴贝斯虫病，2013年我们检测了该地区两个农村社区271名健康人的血样。显微镜检查和聚合酶链反应表明，3.3%的人微小巴贝斯虫寄生虫（美国谱系）呈阳性；血清阳性率为45.7%。适当的筛查应可降低输血相关巴贝斯虫病的风险。
