Babesiosis surveillance — Wisconsin, 2001–2015

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 26, 2017, Pages 687-691

  Stein, Elizabeth ^a   Elbadawi, Lina I ^b,c   Kazmierczak, James ^c   Davis, Jeffrey P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Bureau of Communicable Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; CHILD; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85024089873     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a2     Document Type: Note

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