Anthemosoma garnhami in an HIV-Infected Man from Zimbabwe Living in South Africa

An HIV-positive man from Zimbabwe living in South Africa sought treatment for multiple clinical signs, including fever, weight loss, anemia, and splenomegaly. We identified in his blood an African rodent piroplasm, Anthemosoma garnhami, related to Babesia species. This finding extends the known geog...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2021-07, Vol.27 (7), p.1991-1993
Hauptverfasser:	Stead, David, Plessis, Desiree du, Sun, Lisa Ming, Frean, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa Anthemosoma garnhami Case studies Drug therapy Health sciences Hemoglobin HIV HIV patients HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Identification and classification in an HIV-Infected Man from Zimbabwe Living in South Africa Infections Infectious diseases Laboratories Malaria murine opportunistic infections Original Research Parasites Parasitic diseases Research Letter Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Sporozoa
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Zusammenfassung:	An HIV-positive man from Zimbabwe living in South Africa sought treatment for multiple clinical signs, including fever, weight loss, anemia, and splenomegaly. We identified in his blood an African rodent piroplasm, Anthemosoma garnhami, related to Babesia species. This finding extends the known geographic and host range of A. garnhami.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2707.204759