Increasing Babesiosis in Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2008–2017

Tick-borne illnesses are increasing but are often underreported. Few cases of babesiosis have been reported from Pennsylvania. Our 4-hospital system in southeastern Pennsylvania saw a rise in cases from 7 or fewer yearly in 2008–2014 to 26 cases in 2015. There appear to be multiple potential causes...

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Autores principales: Liu, Hans H, Cushinotto, Lisa, Giger, Olarae, Daum, Gary, McBride, Patricia, Negron, Elizabeth A, Vandegrift, Kurt, Kapelusznik, Luciano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6419987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30895205
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz066
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Sumario:Tick-borne illnesses are increasing but are often underreported. Few cases of babesiosis have been reported from Pennsylvania. Our 4-hospital system in southeastern Pennsylvania saw a rise in cases from 7 or fewer yearly in 2008–2014 to 26 cases in 2015. There appear to be multiple potential causes of this increase in frequency.

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