Babesia microti Infection, Eastern Pennsylvania, USA

Acosta, Marcela E. Perez; Ender, Peter T.; Smith, Erin M.; Jahre, Jeffrey A.

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Babesia microti Infection, Eastern Pennsylvania, USA

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Jul 2013
By Acosta, Marcela E. Perez ; Ender, Peter T. ; Smith, Erin M. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Acosta, Marcela E. Perez ; Ender, Peter T. ; Smith, Erin M. ; Jahre, Jeffrey A.
Description:

Infection with Babesia microti has not been well-described in eastern Pennsylvania, USA, despite the vector of this organism being prevalent. We report 3 cases of babesiosis in eastern Pennsylvania in persons without recent travel outside the region or history of blood transfusions, suggesting emergence of this infection.
Subjects:

Aged Aged, 80 And Over Anemia, Hemolytic Antiprotozoal Agents Female Humans Male Parasitemia Treatment Outcome
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 19(7):1105-1107.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Pennsylvania
Location:

North America
Volume:

19
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:387580e59e311894819a1ca6d870cab5323f28fdb7d69b6abde8b0524f60fdb5
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21613/cdc_21613_DS1.pdf
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