Babesiosis among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries, United States, 2006–2008

Abstract

We used administrative databases to assess babesiosis among elderly persons in the United States by year, sex, age, race, state of residence, and diagnosis months during 2006–2008. The highest babesiosis rates were in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Massachusetts, and findings suggested babesiosis expansion to other states.

Keywords

• vector-borne infections
• zoonoses
• babesiosis
• parasites
• ICD-9-CM code
• elderly