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Babesia microti, upstate New York.

Sarah J Kogut1, Charles D Thill, Melissa A Prusinski

  • 1New York State Department of Health, Troy, New York, USA.

Emerging Infectious Diseases
|March 11, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Babesiosis cases were reported in New York, prompting an investigation into the Babesia microti parasite in local ticks. This study confirmed the presence of Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis ticks, marking its first detection in upstate New York.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Entomology
  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Human babesiosis cases were identified in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York, in 2001.
  • Babesiosis is a tick-borne illness caused by the parasite Babesia microti.
  • The Lower Hudson Valley is endemic for Ixodes scapularis ticks, the primary vector for B. microti.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the presence and distribution of Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis ticks in the Lower Hudson Valley.
  • To determine if local ticks were a source of human babesiosis cases.

Main Methods:

  • Field-collected Ixodes scapularis ticks were collected from the Lower Hudson Valley.
  • Tick pools were tested for the presence of Babesia microti DNA using molecular methods.

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Main Results:

  • Babesia microti was detected in 5 out of 123 tick pools tested.
  • This represented the first documented instance of B. microti in field-collected Ixodes scapularis ticks in upstate New York.

Conclusions:

  • Ixodes scapularis ticks in the Lower Hudson Valley are capable of transmitting Babesia microti.
  • The findings highlight the potential risk of babesiosis in upstate New York and the need for public health awareness and surveillance.