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N.J. notes increase of babesiosis, a tick-borne disease
July 4, 2011
By Carolyn Beeler
Summer is tick season and Lyme disease is not the only malady the insidious creatures transmit. New Jersey, along with other states in the Northeast, has seen an increase in the tick-borne parasitic disease babesiosis over the past few years.
Reported cases of the malaria-like disease increased threefold from 2008 to 2009, the most recent year for which numbers are available. The numbers are still low--156 cases --but federal and local health officials say they are tracking the trend and working to find out what is causing the increase.
"Between 2008 and 2009, we have seen a threefold increase, so we are monitoring the situation and trying to identify the reasons for this event," said Andria Apostolou of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
Read more - NewsWorks
thanks to Flosz
July 4, 2011
By Carolyn Beeler
Summer is tick season and Lyme disease is not the only malady the insidious creatures transmit. New Jersey, along with other states in the Northeast, has seen an increase in the tick-borne parasitic disease babesiosis over the past few years.
Reported cases of the malaria-like disease increased threefold from 2008 to 2009, the most recent year for which numbers are available. The numbers are still low--156 cases --but federal and local health officials say they are tracking the trend and working to find out what is causing the increase.
"Between 2008 and 2009, we have seen a threefold increase, so we are monitoring the situation and trying to identify the reasons for this event," said Andria Apostolou of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
Read more - NewsWorks
thanks to Flosz