Publications
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Babesiosis surveillance — 18 states, 2011 (July 13, 2012 / 61:505-9)
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID)
- Joseph JT, Purtill K, Wong SJ, et al. Vertical transmission of Babesia microti, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2012 Aug.
- Menis M, Anderson SA, Izurieta HS, et al. Babesiosis among elderly Medicare beneficiaries, United States, 2006–2008. Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18(1):128-31.
- Joseph JT, Roy SS, Shams N, et al. Babesiosis in Lower Hudson Valley, New York, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2011;17(5):843-7.
- Martinot M, Zadeh MM, Hansmann Y, et al. Babesiosis in immunocompetent patients, Europe. Emerg Infect Dis 2011;17(1):114-6.
- Haapasalo K, Suomalainen P, Sukura A, Siikamaki H, Jokiranta TS. Fatal babesiosis in man, Finland, 2004. Emerg Infect Dis 2010;16(7):1116-8.
- Ngo V, Civen R. Babesiosis acquired through blood transfusion, California, USA.Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):785-7.
- Sethi S, Alcid D, Kesarwala H, Tolan RW, Jr. Probable congenital babesiosis in infant, New Jersey, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):788-91.
- Etymologia: Babesia. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):787.
- Becker CA, Bouju-Albert A, Jouglin M, Chauvin A, Malandrin L. Natural transmission of zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus ticks. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(2):320-2.
- Rodgers SE, Mather TN. Human Babesia microti incidence and Ixodes scapularis distribution, Rhode Island, 1998–2004. Emerg Infect Dis 2007;13(4):633-5.
- Holman MS, Caporale DA, Goldberg J, et al. Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, and Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis, southern coastal Maine. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10(4):744-6.
- Herwaldt BL, de Bruyn G, Pieniazek NJ, et al. Babesia divergens-like infection, Washington State. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10(4):622-9.
- Herwaldt BL, Cacciò S, Gherlinzoni F, et al. Molecular characterization of a non–Babesia divergens organism causing zoonotic babesiosis in Europe. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(8):942-8.
- Herwaldt BL, McGovern PC, Gerwel MP, Easton RM, MacGregor RR. Endemic babesiosis in another eastern state: New Jersey. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(2):184-8.
- Lux JZ, Weiss D, Linden JV, et al. Transfusion-associated babesiosis after heart transplant. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(1):116-9.
References
- Vannier E, Krause PJ. Human babesiosis. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2397-407.
- Herwaldt BL, Linden JV, Bosserman E, Young C, Olkowska D, Wilson M. Transfusion-associated babesiosis in the United States: a description of cases. Ann Intern Med 2011;155:509-19.
- Leiby DA. Editorial: Transfusion-associated babesiosis: shouldn't we be ticked off?. Ann Intern Med 2011;155:556-7.
- Leiby DA. Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: bull's-eye on Babesia microti. Clin Microbiol Rev 2011;24:14-28.
- Wormser GP, Prasad A, Neuhaus E, et al. Emergence of resistance to azithromycin-atovaquone in immunocompromised patients with Babesia microti infection. Clin Infect Dis 2010;50:381-6.
- Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, et al. The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:1089-134. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis 2007;45:941.
- Conrad PA, Kjemtrup AM, Carreno RA, et al. Description of Babesia duncani n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Babesiidae) from humans and its differentiation from other piroplasms. Intern J Parasitol 2006:36:779-89.
- Herwaldt BL, Neitzel DF, Gorlin JB, et al. Transmission of Babesia microti in Minnesota through four blood donations from the same donor over a 6-month period. Transfusion 2002;42:1154-8.
Read More:
MMWR (July 13, 2012) -- Babesiosis Surveillance — 18 States, 2011
Article (Ann Intern Med -- September 5, 2011): Transfusion-Associated Babesiosis in the United States: A Description of Cases
Watch:
Video (Ann Intern Med -- October 17, 2011): Author Insight: Barbara L. Herwaldt, MD, MPH, offers additional insight into her original research article.
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