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Article: Babesiosis - Connecticut. (epidemiologic notes and reports)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- September 29, 1989
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Babesiosis -- Connecticut
Since August 1988, six cases of babesiosis-a rare protozoan parasitic disease-have been reported to the Connecticut Department of Health Services (CDHS); only two cases thought to have been acquired in Connecticut were reported before 1988.
The first person became ill in August 1988; onset of illness in the other five persons occurred between late June and mid-August 1989. Ages ranged from 68 to 86 years; five were men. All six persons had fever, headache, and fatigue. Two of the patients were taking oral corticosteroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; none were otherwise immunosuppressed, and none were asplenic. Four ...