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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Babesiosis surveillance — United States, 2001-2015 (May 31, 2019 / 68(6);1-11)
Babesiosis surveillance — 18 states, 2011 (July 13, 2012 / 61:505-9)

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID)

Transmission of Babesia microti parasites by solid organ transplantation.Brennan MB, Herwaldt BL, Kazmierczak JJ, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2016;22:1869-76.
Human babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011.. Smith R, Elias SP, Borelli TJ, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2014;20(10):1727-30.
Monitoring human babesiosis emergence through vector surveillance New England, USA. Diuk-Wasser MA, Liu Y, Steeves TK, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2014;20(2):225-31.
Babesia microti infection, eastern Pennsylvania, USA. Perez Acosta ME, Ender PT, Smith EM, Jahre JA. Emerg Infect Dis 2013;19(7):1105-7.
Reservoir competence of wildlife host species for Babesia microti Hersh MH, Tibbetts M, Strauss M, Ostfeld RS, Keesing F. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Dec.
Vertical transmission of Babesia microti, United States.external icon Joseph JT, Purtill K, Wong SJ, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18(8):1318-21.
Babesiosis among elderly Medicare beneficiaries, United States, 2006–2008. Menis M, Anderson SA, Izurieta HS, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18(1):128-31.
Babesiosis in Lower Hudson Valley, New York, USA. Joseph JT, Roy SS, Shams N, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2011;17(5):843-7.
Babesiosis in immunocompetent patients, Europe. Martinot M, Zadeh MM, Hansmann Y, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2011;17(1):114-6.
Fatal babesiosis in man, Finland, 2004. Haapasalo K, Suomalainen P, Sukura A, Siikamaki H, Jokiranta TS. Emerg Infect Dis 2010;16(7):1116-8.
Babesiosis acquired through blood transfusion, California, USA. Ngo V, Civen R. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):785-7.
Probable congenital babesiosis in infant, New Jersey, USA. Sethi S, Alcid D, Kesarwala H, Tolan RW, Jr. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):788-91.
Etymologia: Babesia. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):787.
Natural transmission of zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus ticks. Becker CA, Bouju-Albert A, Jouglin M, Chauvin A, Malandrin L. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(2):320-2.
Babesia microti incidence and Ixodes scapularis distribution, Rhode Island, 1998–2004. Rodgers SE, Mather TN. Human Emerg Infect Dis 2007;13(4):633-5.
Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, and Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis, southern coastal Maine. Holman MS, Caporale DA, Goldberg J, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10(4):744-6.
Babesia divergens-like infection, Washington State Herwaldt BL, de Bruyn G, Pieniazek NJ, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10(4):622-9.
Molecular characterization of a non–Babesia divergens organism causing zoonotic babesiosis in Europe. Herwaldt BL, Cacciò S, Gherlinzoni F, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(8):942-8.
Endemic babesiosis in another eastern state: New Jersey. Herwaldt BL, McGovern PC, Gerwel MP, Easton RM, MacGregor RR. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(2):184-8.
Transfusion-associated babesiosis after heart transplant. Lux JZ, Weiss D, Linden JV, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(1):116-9.

Other References

Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: a review.external icon Sanchez E, Vannier E, Wormser GP, Hu LT. JAMA 2016;315:1767–77.
A longitudinal study of Babesia microti infection in seropositive blood donors.external icon Leiby DA, Johnson ST, Won KY, Nace EK, Slemenda SB, Pieniazek NJ, Cable RG, Herwaldt BL. Transfusion 2014;54:2217-25.
Human babesiosis. Vannier E, Krause PJ. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2397-407.
The third described case of transfusion-transmitted Babesia duncani.external icon Bloch EM, Herwaldt BL, Leiby DA, et al. Transfusion 2012;52:1517–22.
Transfusion-associated babesiosis in the United States: a description of cases.external icon Herwaldt BL, Linden JV, Bosserman E, Young C, Olkowska D, Wilson M. Ann Intern Med 2011;155:509-19.
Editorial: Transfusion-associated babesiosis: shouldn’t we be ticked off?external icon Leiby DA. Ann Intern Med 2011;155:556-7.
Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: bull’s-eye on Babesia microti. Leiby DA. Clin Microbiol Rev 2011;24:14-28.
Emergence of resistance to azithromycin-atovaquone in immunocompromised patients with Babesia microti infection. Wormser GP, Prasad A, Neuhaus E, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2010;50:381-6.
Persistent and relapsing babesiosis in immunocompromised patients.external iconKrause PJ, Gewurz BE, Hill D, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46:370–6.
The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:1089-134. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis 2007;45:941.
Description of Babesia duncani n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Babesiidae) from humans and its differentiation from other piroplasms. Conrad PA, Kjemtrup AM, Carreno RA, et al. Intern J Parasitol 2006:36:779-89.
Transmission of Babesia microti in Minnesota through four blood donations from the same donor over a 6-month period. Herwaldt BL, Neitzel DF, Gorlin JB, et al. Transfusion 2002;42:1154-8.

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