Babesiosis among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries, United States, 2006–2008

Babesiosis among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries, United States, 2006–2008

We used administrative databases to assess babesiosis among elderly persons in the United States by year, sex, age, race, state of residence, and diagnosis months during 2006–2008. The highest babesiosis rates were in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Massachusetts, and findings suggested bab...

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Main Authors: Mikhail Menis, Steven A. Anderson, Hector S. Izurieta, Sanjai Kumar, Dale R. Burwen, Jonathan Gibbs, Garner Kropp, Tugce Erten, Thomas E. MaCurdy, Christopher M. Worrall, Jeffrey A. Kelman, Mark O. Walderhaug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
vector-borne infections
zoonoses
babesiosis
parasites
ICD-9-CM code
elderly
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/1/11-0305_article

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