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. 2014 Oct;20(10):1727-30.
doi: 10.3201/eid2010.130938.

Human babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995-2011

Robert P Smith Jr, Susan P Elias, Timothy J Borelli, Bayan Missaghi, Brian J York, Robert A Kessler, Charles B Lubelczyk, Eleanor H Lacombe, Catherine M Hayes, Michael S Coulter, Peter W Rand

Human babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995-2011

Robert P Smith Jr et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

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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Human babesiosis cases reported by county, Maine, USA, 2001–2011.
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Distribution of towns sampled for questing adult Ixodes scapularis ticks, Maine, USA, 1995–2011.
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