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
Subjects:	<i>Babesia microti</i> human babesiosis Nantucket Island epidemiology ecology human risk
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1159

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spelling	doaj-679d51e3827444e882ce49c627e4ba202021-09-26T00:54:32ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-09-01101159115910.3390/pathogens10091159Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket IslandSam R. Telford0Heidi K. Goethert1Timothy J. Lepore2Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA 01536, USADepartment of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA 01536, USANantucket Cottage Hospital, Nantucket, MA 02554, USAFifty 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, has emerged across the northeastern United States to commonly infect people wherever Lyme disease is endemic. We review the history of babesiosis on Nantucket, analyze its epidemiology and ecology there, provide summaries of the first case histories, and comment on its future public health burden.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1159<i>Babesia microti</i>human babesiosisNantucket Islandepidemiologyecologyhuman risk
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author	Sam R. Telford Heidi K. Goethert Timothy J. Lepore
spellingShingle	Sam R. Telford Heidi K. Goethert Timothy J. Lepore Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island Pathogens <i>Babesia microti</i> human babesiosis Nantucket Island epidemiology ecology human risk
author_facet	Sam R. Telford Heidi K. Goethert Timothy J. Lepore
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title	Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island
title_short	Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island
title_full	Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island
title_fullStr	Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island
title_full_unstemmed	Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island
title_sort	semicentennial of human babesiosis, nantucket island
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Pathogens
issn	2076-0817
publishDate	2021-09-01
description	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, has emerged across the northeastern United States to commonly infect people wherever Lyme disease is endemic. We review the history of babesiosis on Nantucket, analyze its epidemiology and ecology there, provide summaries of the first case histories, and comment on its future public health burden.
topic	<i>Babesia microti</i> human babesiosis Nantucket Island epidemiology ecology human risk
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1159
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Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island

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