Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island

Fifty years ago, the index case of human babesiosis due to <i>Babesia microti</i> was diagnosed in a summer resident of Nantucket Island. Human babesiosis, once called “Nantucket fever” due to its seeming restriction to Nantucket and the terminal moraine islands of southern New England,...

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Main Authors: Sam R. Telford, Heidi K. Goethert, Timothy J. Lepore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1159