Posts Tagged ‘microti’

Artemisinin and its Derivatives in Treating Protozoan Infections beyond Malaria

Pharmacological Research, 2016 (abstract only). A review of the literature on the action of Artemisinin, derived from Artemisia, as an effective treatment of various infectious protozoa, including Babesia microti. Includes chart, tables.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661816306715 

Passive Surveillance of Ixodes scapularis (Say), Their Biting Activity, and Associated Pathogens in Massachusetts

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2016. University of Massachusetts, Amherst reported on seven years of receiving and testing ticks for Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilim, and Babesia microti. Includes tables, map, and charts.

http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2015.1912

When to Suspect and How to Monitor Babesiosis

American Family Physician. An overview of the spread, symptoms, and treatment of Babesia microti, a protozoal tick-borne disease. Includes images, tables.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010515/1969.html

Parasites and Health: Babesiosis

CDC, Division of Parasitic Diseases. An overview of the coinfection Babesia, including the protozoa Babesia, a coinfection to Lyme disease, including the organism’s life cycle, epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.  Includes illustration, images.

http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/html/babesiosis.htm