Risk of transfusion-transmitted Babesia microti in Canada

DISCUSSION: The likelihood of clinically relevant TTB is low. Testing would have very little utility in Canada at this time. Ongoing pathogen surveillance in tick vectors is important as B. microti prevalence appears to be slowly increasing in Canada.PMID:34272882 | DOI:10.1111/trf.16595

Source: Transfusion - July 17, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Sheila F O'Brien Steven J Drews Qi-Long Yi Evan M Bloch Nicholas H Ogden Jules K Koffi Leslie Robbin Lindsay Yves Gregoire Gilles Delage Source Type: research