A National Library of Medical Publications search [13] was conducted using the search terms babesiosis AND (neonatal OR neonate OR newborn) limited to publications in English and referring to ...

Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells, the cells that supply tissues with oxygen from the lungs. The disease, which is ...

Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by parasites, which infect red blood cells. The symptoms can present in a ...

A case of transfusion-associated neonatal babesiosis is presented ... The diagnosis was eventually made by blood smear, serology and polymerase chain reaction. The patient was treated with ...