Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke’s University Hospital and Health Network,Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jul;19(7):1105-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1907.121593.
Infection with Babesia microti has not been well-described in eastern Pennsylvania, USA, despite the vector of this organism being prevalent. We report 3 cases of babesiosis in eastern Pennsylvania in persons without recent travel outside the region or history of blood transfusions, suggesting emergence of this infection.
在美国宾夕法尼亚州东部，尽管该病原体的传播媒介很普遍，但关于微小巴贝斯虫感染的描述并不完善。我们报告了 3 例在宾夕法尼亚州东部的无近期外出旅行史或输血史的人群中的巴贝斯虫病病例，提示这种感染的出现。
