TY - JOUR AU - Acosta, Marcela Perez AU - Ender, Peter AU - Smith, Erin AU - Jahre, Jeffrey T1 - Babesia microti Infection, Eastern Pennsylvania, USA T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2013 VL - 19 IS - 7 SP - 1105 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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 eastern Pennsylvania in persons without recent travel outside the region or history of blood transfusions, suggesting emergence of this infection. KW - Babesiosis KW - Babesia microti KW - tick-borne illness KW - emerging disease KW - parasites KW - protozoa KW - Pennsylvania KW - United States KW - vector-borne diseases KW - ticks DO - 10.3201/eid1907.121593 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/7/12-1593_article ER - End of Reference