<unk>  is a vector-borne illness usually transmitted by Ixodes scapularis ticks. B. microti uses the same tick vector as Lyme disease, and may occur in conjunction with Lyme. The organism can also be transmitted by blood transfusion. Ticks of domestic animals, especially Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and R. (B.) decoloratus transmit several species of Babesia to livestock, causing considerable economic losses to farmers in tropical and subtropical regions. In the United States, the majority of<unk>  cases are caused by B. microti, and occur in the Northeast and northern Midwest from May through October. Areas with especially high rates include eastern Long Island, Fire Island, Nantucket Island, and Martha's Vineyard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now requires state health departments to report infections using Form OMB No. 0920-0728. In 2014, Rhode Island had an incidence of 16.3 reported infections per 100,000 people. In Europe, B. divergens is the primary cause of infectious<unk>  and is transmitted by I. ricinus.<unk>  has emerged in Lower Hudson Valley, New York, since 2001. Related news articles: In Australia,<unk>  of types B. duncani and B. microti has recently been found in symptomatic patients along the eastern coastline of the continent. A similar disease in cattle, commonly known as tick fever, is spread by Babesia bovis and B. bigemina in the introduced cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus. This disease is found in eastern and northern Australia. Isolated cases A table of isolated cases of<unk> , which may be underestimated given how widely distributed the tick vectors are in temperate latitudes. Location Species Pacific Coast (northern California to Washington) B. duncani Kentucky, Missouri, and Washington B. divergens Austria, Germany, Italy B. venatorum Canary islands B. microti Africa (Egypt, Mozambique, South Africa) Uncharacterized spp. Asia (Taiwan, Japan) B. microti South Korea Babesia KO1 Australia B. microti, B. duncani South America (Brazil, Colombia) Uncharacterized spp.
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