Risk assessment of transfusion‐associated babesiosis in<scp>T</scp>yrol: appraisal by seroepidemiology and polymerase chain reaction

Abstract

This study shows that Babesia spp. are present in the Tyrols, which blood donors come into serologic contact with, and that we have to consider how to sustain blood product safety concerning this new challenge. Additionally, it is the first description of B. venatorum in the Tyrols, found in one Ixodes ricinus at the Italian border.