• Babesiosis can mimic malaria on blood smear. Thin blood smears and polymerase chain
reaction testing are diagnostic.• The range of I. scapularis has expanded into Canada. Tick …

Five cases of human babesiosis were reported in the Lower Hudson Valley Region of New
York State in 2001. An investigation to determine if Babesia microti was present in local …

Infection with Babesia microti has not been well-described in eastern Pennsylvania, USA,
despite the vector of this organism being prevalent. We report 3 cases of babesiosis in …

Babesiosis, due to infection by a tick-borne protozoan (predominantly Babesia microti in
North America), is an emerging health risk that is expanding into new areas and may be …

Human babesiosis is a malaria-like illness caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the
genus Babesia. In the United States, the most commonly identified pathogen for human …

Babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne disease mainly caused Babesia microti, a protozoan
that infects erythrocytes. Microscopic examination of blood smears is the current gold …

Human babesiosis due to Babesia microti is an emerging malaria-like infection that is
endemic in parts of the northeastern and northcentral United States. The clinical …

Objectives: The aim of this clinical assessment was to ascertain whether a 70-year-old
Canadian patient, who had no history of out-of-country travel, had contracted a Babesia …

Abstract In the United States, most reported cases of babesiosis have been caused by
Babesia microti and acquired in the northeast. Although three cases of babesiosis acquired …

Babesiosis is an emerging zoonosis now found in several areas of the world. Using PCR
and indirect immunofluorescence assay, we have diagnosed the first case of human …