We have several Babesia education posts but I wanted to do one focused on this strain since I have a personal interest in it for my health challenges. Christina Christensen and I found what we could on the topic.
My personal experience:
So Babesia has been the hardest for me to treat and I always tested positive for Duncani. I got RMSF and Bartonella into remission way easier than this. I have had it in a remission state for years. A couple of years ago I faced intense grief from loss and unfortunately, it got me again, very mild symptoms. I say mild because I know how severe I used to be, so I always try to keep that in perspective. I had to treat it again to make sure it doesn't ever return to the way it was.
Most interestingly is my recent results go along with all these articles. My results are showing positive but this time NEGATIVE on duncani. They suspect I have Odocoilei in addition or maybe even instead of Duncani. Crypto and Artemisinin are the first things added in by my lyme doctor. I'll put those at the bottom.
"Excellent interview - discussion on strains and more-Dr. Lindner"
"DNA amplicons from these two patients are almost identical matches with the type strains of B. odocoilei in GenBank. In addition, the same two human subjects had the hallmark symptoms of human babesiosis, including night sweats, chills, fevers, and profound fatigue. Based on symptoms and molecular identification, we provide substantive evidence that B. odocoilei is pathogenic to humans. Dataset reveals that B. odocoilei serologically cross-reacts with Babesia duncani. Clinicians must realize that there are more than two Babesia spp. in North America that cause human babesiosis."
"But some with chronic Babesiosis may have a different type of Babesia infecting them. One of these strains is called Babesia odocoilei. Unfortunately, standard Babesia labs do not currently effectively detect this strain. Babesia odocoilei may produce a false positive Babesia duncani tests. So many people who have a positive Babesia duncani test may, in fact, have a Babesia odocoilei infection instead of a Babesia duncani infection. Babesia odocoilei may require longer and more complicated treatments, including lumbrokinase to break up the fibrin nests."
"Human babesiosis is a potentially life-threatening parasitic infection, typically transmitted through a tick bite. Babesia microti (B. microti) and Babesia duncani (B. duncani) are two red blooded parasites known for causing babesiosis. But, this is the first report of a different species, Babesia odocoilei, causing illness in humans."
"Though babesiosis in humans is nothing new (the first discovery was in a farmer in 1957) it’s the presence of the particular species Babesia odocoilei (oh•doh•koh•lee•eye) which Scott says is a novel discovery."
"In this study, it was also found that B. duncani cross-reacts with B. odocoilei, therefore patients in North America who test serologically positive for B. duncani, may actually be infected with B. odocoilei or another Babesia spp."
Publications on B. Odocoilei:
Please see the following posts for further understanding about Babesiosis.
BABESIA DIRECTORY
BABESIA DETAILED EDUCATION
BABESIA SYMPTOMS
BABESIA SOLUTIONS
BABESIA VIDEO
TRANSMISSION
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