Marta Arsuaga
Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
Biography
Dr. Arsuaga is a medical doctor at the Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Her primary research interest includes tropical infection diseases and bloodborne parasites.
Abstract
We report a case of babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti, in a missionary who worked in Equatorial Guinea but also visited rural Spain. The initial diagnosis, based on clinical features and microscopy, was malaria. The patient’s recov- ery was delayed until she received appropriate treatment for babesiosis