Babesiosis Rates Surge, Co-infection Risk
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•Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise, researchers find
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Babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, is caused by the Babesia parasite.
It's found primarily in Northeastern and Midwestern states.
4 in 10 patients diagnosed with babesiosis were found to be co-infected with Lyme disease.
Climate change may play a role in the number of ticks and number of deer in the U.S ..
The most effective treatment is preventing tick-borne diseases in the first place, Paddy Ssentongo says.
The study will be presented at IDWeek, the Infectious Disease Society of American annual conference in Los Angeles , California , Oct. 16-19 .
More research is needed to understand the physiological pathways that underlie co-infection.
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