TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Robert AU - Elias, Susan AU - Borelli, Timothy AU - Missaghi, Bayan AU - York, Brian AU - Kessler, Robert AU - Lubelczyk, Charles AU - Lacombe, Eleanor AU - Hayes, Catherine AU - Coulter, Michael AU - Rand, Peter T1 - Human Babesiosis, Maine, USA, 1995–2011 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 10 SP - 1727 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We observed an increase in the ratio of pathogenic Babesia microti to B. odocoilei in adult Ixodes scapularis ticks in Maine. Risk for babesiosis was associated with adult tick abundance, Borrelia burgdorferi infection prevalence, and Lyme disease incidence. Our findings may help track risk and increase the focus on blood supply screening. KW - Babesiosis KW - Babesia microti KW - Babesia odocoilei KW - blacklegged tick KW - Ixodes scapularis KW - Maine KW - black-legged tick KW - vector-borne infections KW - deer tick KW - USA DO - 10.3201/eid2010.130938 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/13-0938_article ER - End of Reference