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- Title
Human babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995-2011.
- Authors
Smith Jr, Robert P; Elias, Susan P; Borelli, Timothy J; Missaghi, Bayan; York, Brian J; Kessler, Robert A; Lubelczyk, Charles B; Lacombe, Eleanor H; Hayes, Catherine M; Coulter, Michael S; Rand, Peter W; Smith, Robert P Jr
- Abstract
We observed an increase in the ratio of pathogenic Babesia microti to B. odocoilei in adult Ixodes scapularis ticks in Maine. Risk for babesiosis was associated with adult tick abundance, Borrelia burgdorferi infection prevalence, and Lyme disease incidence. Our findings may help track risk and increase the focus on blood supply screening.
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014, Vol 20, Issue 10, p1723
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2010.130938