Publications

• Babesia microti infection, eastern Pennsylvania, USA. Perez Acosta ME, Ender PT, Smith EM, Jahre JA. Emerg Infect Dis 2013;19(7):1105-7.
• Reservoir competence of wildlife host species for Babesia microti Hersh MH, Tibbetts M, Strauss M, Ostfeld RS, Keesing F.  Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Dec.
• Vertical transmission of Babesia microti, United States. Joseph JT, Purtill K, Wong SJ, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18(8):1318-21.
• Babesiosis among elderly Medicare beneficiaries, United States, 2006–2008. Menis M, Anderson SA, Izurieta HS, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18(1):128-31.
• Babesiosis in Lower Hudson Valley, New York, USA. Joseph JT, Roy SS, Shams N, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2011;17(5):843-7.
• Babesiosis in immunocompetent patients, Europe. Martinot M, Zadeh MM, Hansmann Y, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2011;17(1):114-6.
• Fatal babesiosis in man, Finland, 2004. Haapasalo K, Suomalainen P, Sukura A, Siikamaki H, Jokiranta TS. Emerg Infect Dis 2010;16(7):1116-8.
• Babesiosis acquired through blood transfusion, California, USA. Ngo V, Civen R. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):785-7.
• Probable congenital babesiosis in infant, New Jersey, USA. Sethi S, Alcid D, Kesarwala H, Tolan RW, Jr. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):788-91.
• Etymologia: Babesia. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(5):787.
• Natural transmission of zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus ticks. Becker CA, Bouju-Albert A, Jouglin M, Chauvin A, Malandrin L. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15(2):320-2.
• Babesia microti incidence and Ixodes scapularis distribution, Rhode Island, 1998–2004. Rodgers SE, Mather TN. Human Emerg Infect Dis 2007;13(4):633-5.
• Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, and Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis, southern coastal Maine. Holman MS, Caporale DA, Goldberg J, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10(4):744-6.
• Babesia divergens-like infection, Washington State Herwaldt BL, de Bruyn G, Pieniazek NJ, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10(4):622-9.
• Molecular characterization of a non–Babesia divergens organism causing zoonotic babesiosis in Europe. Herwaldt BL, Cacciò S, Gherlinzoni F, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(8):942-8.
• Endemic babesiosis in another eastern state: New Jersey. Herwaldt BL, McGovern PC, Gerwel MP, Easton RM, MacGregor RR. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(2):184-8.
• Transfusion-associated babesiosis after heart transplant. Lux JZ, Weiss D, Linden JV, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9(1):116-9.

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• A longitudinal study of Babesia microti infection in seropositive blood donors. Leiby DA, Johnson ST, Won KY, Nace EK, Slemenda SB, Pieniazek NJ, Cable RG, Herwaldt BL. Transfusion 2014;54:2217-25.
• Human babesiosis. Vannier E, Krause PJ.  N Engl J Med 2012;366:2397-407.
• Transfusion-associated babesiosis in the United States: a description of cases. Herwaldt BL, Linden JV, Bosserman E, Young C, Olkowska D, Wilson M.  Ann Intern Med 2011;155:509-19.
• Editorial: Transfusion-associated babesiosis: shouldn't we be ticked off? Leiby DA. Ann Intern Med 2011;155:556-7.
• Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: bull's-eye on Babesia microti. Leiby DA.  Clin Microbiol Rev 2011;24:14-28.
• Emergence of resistance to azithromycin-atovaquone in immunocompromised patients with Babesia microti infection. Wormser GP, Prasad A, Neuhaus E, et al.  Clin Infect Dis 2010;50:381-6.
• The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, et al.  Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:1089-134. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis 2007;45:941.
• Description of Babesia duncani n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Babesiidae) from humans and its differentiation from other piroplasms. Conrad PA, Kjemtrup AM, Carreno RA, et al.  Intern J Parasitol 2006:36:779-89.
• Transmission of Babesia microti in Minnesota through four blood donations from the same donor over a 6-month period. Herwaldt BL, Neitzel DF, Gorlin JB, et al.  Transfusion 2002;42:1154-8.

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