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KMID : 1143420210140150871
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Public Health Weekly Report
2021 Volume.14 No. 15 p.871 ~ p.880
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The Current Status of Human Babesiosis Worldwide
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Kim Tae-Yun
Lee Hee-Il
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Abstract
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Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease caused by an infection with the intraerythrocytic parasite Babesia spp. To date, four species are known to cause human babesiosis: Babesia microti , Babesia divergens , Babesia duncani , and Babesia venatorum . Although most of the human babesiosis has been reported in the United States and Canada, cases including infections with a new species (Babesia crassa -like) have increased in China recently. In Korea, two indigenous human babesiosis was reported. Recent survey performed by KDCA revealed Babesia parasites in ticks on wild rodents of Korea, and possibile appearance of human babesiosis in Korea should be warned. As human babesiosis is an emerging and increasing tick-borne disease worldwide, we suggest that more studies need to be conducted on ticks and Babesia sp.
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KEYWORD
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Babesia spp., Human babesiosis, Tick, Zoonotic disease
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