Endemic Babesiosis in Another Eastern State: New Jersey

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Herwaldt, Barbara L. ; McGovern, Paul C. ; Gerwel, Michal P. ; Easton, Rachael M. ; MacGregor, Rob Roy
• Description:
  In the United States, most reported cases of babesiosis have been caused by Babesia microti and acquired in the northeast. Although three cases of babesiosis acquired in New Jersey were recently described by others, babesiosis has not been widely known to be endemic in New Jersey. We describe a case of babesiosis acquired in New Jersey in 1999 in an otherwise healthy 53-year-old woman who developed life-threatening disease. We also provide composite data on 40 cases of babesiosis acquired from 1993 through 2001 in New Jersey. The 40 cases include the one we describe, the three cases previously described, and 36 other cases reported to public health agencies. The 40 cases were acquired in eight (38.1%) of the 21 counties in the state. Babesiosis, a potentially serious zoonosis, is endemic in New Jersey and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and hemolytic anemia, particularly in the spring, summer, and early fall.
• Subjects:
  Animals Babesia Babesiosis Communicable Diseases, Emerging Endemic Diseases Female Humans Ixodes Middle Aged Tick Infestations
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(2):184-188
• Pubmed ID:
  12603988
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2901950
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:181068b6ffede436f0dc22cfec8d620b2c8deb23bb0dd69f3febb19f4de3530a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3097/cdc_3097_DS1.pdf
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