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To the Editor: Babesia divergens is the primary cause of human babesiosis in Europe, resulting in fatality rates of 42 percent among persons who have undergone splenectomy and 5 percent among persons with intact spleens.¹ The known vector tick, Ixodes ricinus,² is not indigenous to North America. We report what we believe to be the first human case of babesiosis caused by B. divergens in North America.

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