New England souvenirs

Michèle van Vugt, José C. Wetsteyn, Milly Haverkort, Marion Kolader, Nienke Verhaar, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Martin P. Grobusch, Aldert Bart, Tom van Gool

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Abstract

A 54-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of fever after a trip to the Northeastern United States. Except for an erythematous skin lesion on her right shoulder, no physical abnormality was detected. We diagnosed concomitant borreliosis and babesiosis. Both infections were possibly acquired by one bite from Ixodes scapularis
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-426
JournalJournal of Travel Medicine
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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