First Case of Human Babesiosis in Korea: Detection and Characterization of a Novel Type of Babesia sp. (KO1) Similar to Ovine Babesia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

First Case of Human Babesiosis in Korea: Detection and Characterization of a Novel Type of Babesia sp. (KO1) Similar to Ovine Babesia

Published:2007-06 Issue:6 Volume:45 Page:2084-2087
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Kim Jung-Yeon¹,Cho Shin-Hyeong¹,Joo Hyun-Na¹,Tsuji Masayoshi²,Cho Sung-Ran³,Park Il-Joong³,Chung Gyung-Tae¹,Ju Jung-Won¹,Cheun Hyeng-Il¹,Lee Hyeong-Woo¹,Lee Young-Hee¹,Kim Tong-Soo¹

Affiliation:

1. Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, KCDC, Seoul 122-701, Korea

2. School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu 069-8501, Japan

3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Korea

Abstract

ABSTRACT We report on the first case of human babesiosis in Korea. The intraerythrocytic parasite (KO1) in the patient's blood mainly appeared as paired pyriforms and ring forms; but Maltese cross forms were not seen, and the parasite showed morphological features consistent with those of the genus Babesia sensu stricto. The sequence of the 18S rRNA gene of KO1 was closely related to that of Babesia spp. isolated from sheep in China (similarity, 98%). The present study provides the first evidence of the presence of a hitherto unidentified, new type of Babesia parasite capable of infecting humans.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.01334-06

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