Fatal Human Babesiosis in a Nine-Year Old Nigerian Girl
Murtala Muhammad Ahmad, Yahaya Mohammed, Nma Muhammed Jiya, Baba Jibrin, Sabitu Muhammad Zainu, Joy Fatima Legbo, Fatima Abubakar & Ahmed Kolawole Jimoh · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020
Background: Babesiosis is a rare emerging opportunistic disease in humans. It is a zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia and transmitted by Ixodid tick vector. It is often incidentally diagnosed because of its rarity but may be severe or fatal in pre...
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10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030326