Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis, Atlantic Canada

Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis, Atlantic Canada

In July 2021, a PCR-confirmed case of locally acquired Babesia microti infection was reported in Atlantic Canada. Clinical features were consistent with babesiosis and resolved after treatment. In a region where Lyme disease and anaplasmosis are endemic, the occurrence of babesiosis emphasizes the n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2022-06, Vol.28 (6), p.1292-1294
Hauptverfasser: Allehebi, Ziyad O, Khan, Farhan M, Robbins, Mark, Simms, Elizabeth, Xiang, Richard, Shawwa, Allam, Lindsay, L Robbin, Dibernardo, Antonia, d'Entremont, Clarice, Crowell, Alex, LeBlanc, Jason J, Haldane, David J
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anaplasmosis
Arachnids
Atlantic Canada
babesia
Babesiosis
Blood & organ donations
Case studies
Climate change
Diagnosis
erythrocyte
Infections
Laboratories
Lyme disease
Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis, Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Pathogens
Public health
Research Letter
Risk factors
Surveillance
Thrombocytopenia
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:In July 2021, a PCR-confirmed case of locally acquired Babesia microti infection was reported in Atlantic Canada. Clinical features were consistent with babesiosis and resolved after treatment. In a region where Lyme disease and anaplasmosis are endemic, the occurrence of babesiosis emphasizes the need to enhance surveillance of tickborne infections.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2806.220443