Babesia microti Infection, Eastern Pennsylvania, USA

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 emerg...

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Autores principales: Acosta, Marcela E. Perez, Ender, Peter T., Smith, Erin M., Jahre, Jeffrey A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23764008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.121593
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Sumario: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.

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