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