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A Fatal Case of Babesiosis in Missouri: Identification of Another Piroplasm That Infects Humans
1 Apr 1996
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the etiologic agents (MO1) of the first reported case of babesiosis acquired in Missouri. DESIGN: Case report, serologic testing, animal inoculations, and molecular studies. SETTING: Southeastern Missouri. PATIENT: A 73-year-old man who had had a splenectomy and had a fatal case of babesiosis. MEASUREMENTS: Serum specimens from the patient were assayed by indirect immunofluorescent...
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