The prevalence of babesiosis is increasing in certain states, including Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, which should now be considered to have endemic transmission, according to research published in the March 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Noting that U.S. tickborne disease cases increased from 2011 to 2019, Megan Swanson, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues assessed babesiosis trends in 10 states where babesiosis was reported during 2011 to 2019. Source: Advances and More licensed by HealthDay

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