Babesia microti, Upstate New York

Babesia microti, Upstate New York

Five cases of human babesiosis were reported in the Lower Hudson Valley Region of New York State in 2001. An investigation to determine if Babesia microti was present in local Ixodes scapularis ticks yielded 5 positive pools in 123 pools tested, the first detection of B. microti from field-collected...

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Main Authors: Sarah J. Kogut, Charles D. Thill, Melissa A. Prusinski, Joon-Hak Lee, P. Bryon Backenson, James L. Coleman, Madhu Anand, Dennis J. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dispatch
babesiosis
Babesia microti
Ixodes scapularis
New York
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/3/04-0599_article

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