Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis, Atlantic Canada

Author:

Allehebi, ZO, Khan, FM, Robbins, M, Simms, E, Xiang, R, Shawwa, A, Lindsay, LR, Dibernardo, A, d'Entremont, Crowell, A, LeBlanc, J, and Haldane, D

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2022-06

Journal/Series title:

Emerging Infectious Diseases

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URL:

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/6/22-0443_article

Abstract:

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.