Babesia is a malaria-like protozoa that infects red blood cells. In the U.S., the main Babesia species that infect humans are B. microti, B. duncani and B. divergens-like. Transmission occurs ...

Using molecular methods, they were able to detect DNA of Bartonella henselae and two species of Babesia – B. odocoilei and B. divergens-like MO-1– in the brain tissue samples.

1 Service de médecine interne, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille cedex 5, 13385, France 2 Laboratoire d'hématologie, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille cedex 5, 13385, France ...