|
|
Article: Human Babesia microti incidence and Ixodes scapularis distribution, Rhode Island, 1998-2004.(DISPATCHES)(Author abstract)(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Distribution of nymphal Ixodes scapularis in Rhode Island was used as a logistical regressor for predicting presence of human babesiosis. Although the incidence of babesiosis is increasing in southern Rhode Island, large areas of the state are free of babesiosis risk.
**********
In recent years, cases of human babesiosis have increased across the northeastern United States, especially in coastal areas like southern Rhode Island. In the northeastern United States, human babesiosis is a tick-transmitted, malarialike infection caused by Babesia microti Franca parasites (1). The B. microti parasite shares the same principal rodent reservoir (white-footed ...