Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis, Atlantic Canada

Abstract

In July 2021, a PCR-confirmed case of locally acquired Babesia microti infection was reported in Atlantic Canada. Clinical features were consistent with babesiosis and resolved after treatment. In a region where Lyme disease and anaplasmosis are endemic, the occurrence of babesiosis emphasizes the need to enhance surveillance of tickborne infections.

Keywords

• babesiosis
• babesia
• Atlantic Canada
• Nova Scotia
• case
• erythrocyte