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Increasing Length of the Babesia Season in New England in the Climate Change Era

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In a retrospective cohort of 1130 patients with babesiosis over a period of 31 years, there was a marked expansion of the Babesia season over time, with an increase of 0.33 months per year (CI .27 to .39) in a generalized linear model. The mean number of months with patients developing symptomatic infection with Babesia microti rose from 2.2 before 2000 to 9.2 after 2015. In the climate change era, babesiosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with fever and anemia outside of peak summer months.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Authors: John J Ross, Narath Carlile, Kevin L Ard

Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,053

OpenAlex ID: W4412827710