Volume 17, Number 5—May 2011
Research
Babesiosis in Lower Hudson Valley, New York, USA
Julie T. Joseph
, Sumith S. Roy, Navid Shams, Paul Visintainer, Robert B. Nadelman, Srilatha Hosur, John Nelson, and Gary P. Wormser
, Sumith S. Roy, Navid Shams, Paul Visintainer, Robert B. Nadelman, Srilatha Hosur, John Nelson, and Gary P. Wormser
Table 1
Babesiosis cases reported to the New York State Department of Health, Lower Hudson Valley, New York, USA, 2001–2008
| Area (2008 population) | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West of Hudson River (936,051) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| Rockland County (298,545) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Orange County (379,647) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Sullivan County (76,189) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulster County (181,670) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| East of Hudson River (1,346,065) | 6 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 38 | 70 | 74 | 104 |
| Dutchess County (292,878) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 44 | 62 |
| Putnam County (99,244) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Westchester County (953,943) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 36 |
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