TY - JOUR AU - Allehebi, Ziyad AU - Khan, Farhan AU - Robbins, Mark AU - Simms, Elizabeth AU - Xiang, Richard AU - Shawwa, Allam AU - Lindsay, L. Robbin AU - Dibernardo, Antonia AU - d’Entremont, Clarice AU - Crowell, Alex AU - LeBlanc, Jason AU - Haldane, David T1 - Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis, Atlantic Canada T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 6 SP - 1292 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In July 2021, a PCR-confirmed case of locally acquired Babesia microti infection was reported in Atlantic Canada. Clinical features were consistent with babesiosis and resolved after treatment. In a region where Lyme disease and anaplasmosis are endemic, the occurrence of babesiosis emphasizes the need to enhance surveillance of tickborne infections. KW - babesiosis KW - babesia KW - Atlantic Canada KW - Nova Scotia KW - case KW - erythrocyte KW - ticks KW - Ixodes scapularis KW - Borrelia burgdorferi KW - tickborne diseases KW - vector-borne infections KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2806.220443 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/6/22-0443_article ER - End of Reference