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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-01-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/1/11-0305_article |
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