I was happy to see that between 1982 and 2022 there was a steady increase of material published on Babesia. The rise is at a 45-degree angle. My suggestion is that most physicians are still making errors in identifying symptoms, in testing, and in treatment, perhaps because of a huge lack of training by true experts. I received no Babesia education at my excellent and beloved medical school in the 1980s, perhaps because it was considered very rare. Indeed, CDC in EMERGING INFECTIONS states that only 50 cases were reported in Europe until now. I appreciate this information showing if doctors are going to be helpful, they need to have expert advice from top Babesia physicians, and possibly a summary of PhD research that can be used in patient treatment.
This figure from the article referenced below shows that there is an actual large increase in the study of Babesia, a hopeful start.
Figure 1. Annual total citations of articles on babesiosis (1982–2022).
WHERE ARE THE BABESIA EXPERTS? WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT THREATENING AND HARMING EMERGING EXPERTS IN MEDICINE?
I do not believe that only 50 or even 500 people had a Babesia infection in Europe. My European patients report that they know no one highly literate in 2025 Babesia medicine. They looked repeatedly for someone who could help. I know one that was skilled, who read all my Babesia texts because he is humble and driven to advance his knowledge, but now he is running a laboratory.
Some practitioners trying to offer aid are worried that they will lose their license. This type of authoritarianism is contempt for a doctorate in medicine and five years of training.
In college I once asked privately why an excellent history teacher was so much tougher on grades than his friend who gave about a full letter grade higher. He was utterly mystified and explained that once he had achieved a doctorate in history, it was totally inappropriate to make him fit some arbitrary guide. My point is that the oversight by politicians and lawyers, and medical boards or oversight agencies is harsh, and they should never assume they are current on the medical science at issue and should focus on major breaches of function and clear harm.
THE BELIEF THAT A STATE OR NATIONAL AGENCY KNOWS ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT A PATIENT OR THE EMERGING SCIENCE OF A PRACTITIONER IS AN ABUSE OF THE HIGHLY DIFFICULT DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREE.
STATE GOVERNMENTS AND MEDICAL BOARDS OFTEN HAVE ZERO ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BABESIA, THE FOUR FORMS OF LYME DISEASE, AND BARTONELLA.
Thankfully, due to patent fatigue and literal anger with dated and poor emerging infection awareness in some legislatures and medical boards, states are starting to pass laws to protect those trying to go far beyond a couple pages in some guidebook or article. This is a start, but there are “miles to go before I sleep.” It is the legislatures who are trying to help in some initial manner in some states.
Source: Malgwi, S.A.; Ogunsakin, R.E.; Oladepo, A.D.; Adeleke, M.A.; Okpeku, M. A Forty-Year Analysis of the Literature on Babesia Infection (1982–2022): A Systematic Bibliometric Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6156. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126156.
This is an open-source journal allowing full use of articles. In this article, I only used one figure.