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

JungYeon Kim | Zendy; ShinHyeong Cho | Zendy; HyunNa Joo | Zendy; Masayoshi Tsuji | Zendy; Sung Ran Cho | Zendy; Il-Joong Park | Zendy; Gyung-Tae Chung | Zendy; JungWon Ju | Zendy; HyengIl Cheun | Zendy; Hyeong-Woo Lee | Zendy; Younghee Lee | Zendy; TongSoo Kim | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

JungYeon Kim,

ShinHyeong Cho,

HyunNa Joo,

Masayoshi Tsuji,

Sung Ran Cho,

Il-Joong Park,

Gyung-Tae Chung,

JungWon Ju,

HyengIl Cheun,

Hyeong-Woo Lee,

Younghee Lee,

TongSoo Kim

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01334-06

Subject(s) - babesia , parasite hosting , biology , babesiosis , virology , 18s ribosomal rna , apicomplexa , sensu , theileria , ribosomal rna , microbiology and biotechnology , genus , zoology , gene , plasmodium falciparum , genetics , malaria , immunology , world wide web , computer science

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.

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