Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011

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 incr...

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Autores principales: Smith, 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.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25272145
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.130938
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author Smith, 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.
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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.
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-41932682014-10-15 Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011 Smith, 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. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4193268/ /pubmed/25272145 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.130938 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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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.
Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011
title Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011
title_full Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011
title_fullStr Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011
title_full_unstemmed Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011
title_short Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011
title_sort human babesiosis, maine, usa, 1995–2011
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193268/
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