Human babesiosis is a malaria-like illness caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Babesia. In the United States, the most commonly identified pathogen for human infections is Babesia microti which is transmitted principally by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. This article reviews epidemiological aspects of the disease with focus on its tick vector and transmission risk. Clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease are also briefly discussed.
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1 July 1997
Human babesiosis in the United States: a review with emphasis on its tick vector
Renjie Hu,
Kerwin E. Hyland
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 2 • No. 1
July 1997
Vol. 2 • No. 1
July 1997
Babesia microti
babesiosis
epidemiology
Ixodes scapularis
tick