What Should Experts in Babesia, Expert Babesia Doctors, Microbiologists, and Others Think About Babesia Odocoilei? Common or Highly Common? Make of Claims Babesia
In the paper referenced at the end, Dr. Scott, again, offers interesting Babesia species information. He has taught that this odocoilei is the most common in North America. And below you see tw sample patients that have details familiar to me. I treat treatment failures. And I have no surprise seeing their great misery and that they failed so many common treatments.
Table 1.
Dataset for human subjects infected with Babesia odocoilei, Ontario, Canada.
| 1 | 23 | female | not recalled | none, clinical diagnosis | atovaquone, symptoms unresolved |
-night sweats -chills -fevers -profound fatigue -increased thirst -muscle aches -sleep disturbance |
MW368483 -near match to type strains of B. odocoilei |
| 2 | 74 | male | I. scapularis, nymph | Yes, positive for Babesia duncani by serology; positive for Babesia by F.I.S.H. | atovaquone- azithromycin, symptoms unresolved; atovaquone-proguanil, symptoms unresolved |
-night sweats -chills -fevers -profound fatigue -increased thirst -muscle aches -sleep disturbance |
MW368482 -near match to type strains of B. odocoilei |
Dr. Scott is a friend and an excellent doctor. Here is a simple summary of their symptoms and brief commons on their failed treatment
Subject 1: A 23-year-old female did not recall a tick bite and was previously diagnosed clinically with human babesiosis. A standard regimen of atovaquone (Mepron) was administered. After temporary relief from treatment, she continued to encounter common symptoms associated with human babesiosis, namely, night sweats, chills, fevers, profound fatigue, increased thirst, muscle aches, and sleep disturbance. She had her spleen intact (non-splenectomized). When she was tested for Babesia spp., using molecular characterization, she was positive for B. odocoilei (MW368483).
[Dr. Scott is a friend and an excellent scientist. He appears to be very skilled at using "molecular characterization." Most clinicians never appear to use this in 99/100 Babesia patients].
Subject 2: A 74-year-old male was bitten by an I. scapularis nymph prior to onset of symptoms. He developed familiar Babesia symptoms, namely, night sweats, chills, fevers, profound fatigue, increased thirst, muscle aches, and sleep disturbance. He had serology testing done at a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (C.L.I.A.)-accredited laboratory and was serologically positive for B. duncani and, also, positive by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for Babesia.
He was treated with a combination of atovaquone (Mepron) and azithromycin, and clinical symptoms abated temporarily and then relapsed.
CRITIQUE: Published in my seven babesia books is our evidence from immense self funded research in early 2000s, that showed 2 teaspoons/10 mls a day failed all my treatment failure patients. Failed.
CRISTIQUE: In the late 2000s we published a Babesia Update 2009 and shared our research that in our Babesia patients 500 mg of azithromycin [Zithromax]. You would be very surprised at the dose that kills Babesia.
Next, he was prescribed atovaquone and proguanil (Malarone), and again, his symptoms subsided provisionally but returned. He also employed a derivative of Artemisia annua, an herbal medication used for human babesiosis, but it failed to resolve the symptoms. This subject had his spleen intact. When he was tested for Babesia spp. using molecular analysis, he was positive for B. odocoilei (MW368482).
CRITIQUE: The atovaquone in a solid tablet might kill malaria, but Babesia is much harder to kill. So the poorly absorbed atovaquone does little to cure Babesia. But the second part of the combo drug, proguanil. I slowly attempt to reach higher doses, and two a day is not high for killing Babesia. df towards high doses.
CRITIQUE: The patient was given a herb, Artemisia anna, that we discuss in our herb essential oils book 2023. And I have the #1 Book on it with many derivatives. It may kill Malaria, but not Babesia in out 25 years of research and publishing almost all definitive books on earth. Though, I found one herbalist text worthy of time.
Scott JD, Sajid MS, Pascoe EL, Foley JE. Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Humans with Babesiosis Symptoms. Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 May 25;11(6):947. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11060947. PMID: 34070625; PMCID: PMC8228967.
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