Babesia Abroad

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A trip to the Islands is balm to the harried soul of all New England mainlanders. Only recently have we learned that danger may lurk in the tall grass and behind the yellow broom on Nantucket. Babesiosis, a disease rarely seen in human beings, has been diagnosed in six people from that island since the first case was described in 1970.1 , 2 A reservoir of the agent, Babesia microti, has recently been reported present in field mice and deer mice collected from various parts of the island.2 The reservoir is by no means confined to Nantucket, this organism having been . . .