To reduce risk, Babesia test is needed to screen blood donors
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2011. Babesia, a tickborne parasite of red blood cells, is being transmitted through blood transfusions, according to results of a collaborative study, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of data from the past three decades. Transfusion–associated cases of babesiosis have been increasingly recognized since 1979, the year the first known case occurred.
The article about the study and…
