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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 9;193(31):E1213-E1217.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.201983.

Babesia microti acquired in Canada

Jiayu Yang  1 , Catherine Smith  2 , Anthony Battad  2
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Case Reports

Babesia microti acquired in Canada

Jiayu Yang et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Course of events and clinical course of a 75-year-old man with babesiosis. Note: ED = emergency department.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Blood smear in a 75-year-old man with babesiosis, showing pleomorphic and ring trophozoites, and “Maltese cross” tetrad merozoites.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Blood smear in a 75-year-old man with babesiosis, showing vacuolated trophozoites.
Figure 4:
Figure 4:
Estimated distribution of Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged tick) in the United States as of 2018. (Image reproduced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. This use does not imply endorsement by the CDC. Material otherwise available on CDC website for no charge.)
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