babesiosis
noun
ba·be·si·o·sis
bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs 
: an infection with or disease caused by babesias
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Molaei said that several hundred cases of babesiosis and anaplasmosis were diagnosed in 2024, but the actual number of disease cases could be nearly 10 times higher, as many are not diagnosed.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Diseases brown dog ticks can spread to dogs, cats and people include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, canine ehrlichiosis and babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, canine bartonellosis and Hepatozoonosis, PetMD said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Other Diseases Worth Knowing About Beyond Lyme, ticks can transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The findings are welcome news for thousands of people with babesiosis cases in the United States.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Diseases brown dog ticks can spread to dogs, cats and people include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, canine ehrlichiosis and babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, canine bartonellosis and Hepatozoonosis, PetMD said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Other Diseases Worth Knowing About Beyond Lyme, ticks can transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The findings are welcome news for thousands of people with babesiosis cases in the United States.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
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babesiosis
noun
ba·be·si·o·sis
bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs
plural babesioses
-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by babesias
called also babesiasis
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