Human Babesiosis in the United States
Authors: TRENTON K. RUEBUSH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Editorial Notes1 February 1978Human Babesiosis in the United StatesTRENTON K. RUEBUSH II, M.D., ANDREW SPIELMAN, SC.D.TRENTON K. RUEBUSH II, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANDREW SPIELMAN, SC.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-2-263_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince 1969, when the first case of human babesiosis was identified in the United States, a total of 15 such infections have been described. Thirteen of these were caused byBabesia microti, a parasite of wild rodents, and were acquired on either Nantucket or Shelter Islands, members in a chain of islands that lie along the southern coast of New England. The report by Miller, Neva, and Gill in this issue (p. 200) of a case of human babesiosis acquired on Martha's Vineyard adds a third island to this focus of zoonotic disease. This cluster of human infections with B....References1. HEALY G, SPIELMAN A, and GLEASON N: Human babesiosis: reservoir of infection on Nantucket Island. Science 192:479-480, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SPIELMAN A: Human babesiosis on Nantucket Island: transmission by nymphal Ixodes ticks. Am J Trop Med Hyg 25:784-787, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. VAN PEENAN P and DUNCAN J: Piroplasms (Protozoa: Sarcodina) of wild mammals in California. Bull Wildlife Dis Assoc 4:3-8, 1968 CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. FRANDSEN J and GRUNDMANN A: Endoparasitism in isolated populations of rodents of the Lake Bonneville Basin, Utah. J Parasitol 47:391-396, 1961 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KIRNER S, BARBEHENN K, and TRAVIS B: A summer survey of the parasites of two Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus (Ord) populations. J Parasitol 44:103-105, 1958 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. RUEBUSH T, JURANEK D, CHISHOLM E, SNOW P, HEALY G, and SULZER A: Human babesiosis on Nantucket Island: evidence for selflimited and subclinical infections. N Engl J Med 297:825-827, 1977 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: TRENTON K. RUEBUSHII, M.D.; ANDREW SPIELMAN, SC.D.Affiliations: Department of Tropical Public Health Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA global map of genetic diversity in Babesia microti reveals strong population structure and identifies variants associated with clinical relapsePneumocystis carinii and Parasitic Infections in the Immunocompromised HostPneumocystis carinii and Parasitic Infections in the Immunocompromised HostParasitic Diseases in the Compromised HostParasitic Diseases in the Compromised HostOccurrence of Erythema Chronicum Migrans and Lyme Disease Among Children in Two Noncontiguous Connecticut CountiesThe Chemotherapy of Protozoal Infections of Man1Human babesiosis in North AmericaBabesiosis in man: Report of a case from scotland with observations on the infecting strainTRANSMISSION OF HUMAN BABESIOSIS ON NANTUCKETCommon and Uncommon Parasitic Infections in the United States 1 February 1978Volume 88, Issue 2Page: 263-263KeywordsBabesiaBabesiosisZoonoses ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1978 PDF downloadLoading ...