Babesiosis disease on the rise in Lower Hudson Valley: NYS DOH

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Babesiosis disease on the rise in Lower Hudson Valley: NYS DOH

Babesiosis, a rare and occasionally fatal tick-borne disease caused by microscopic parasites known as Babesia which infect red blood cells, is on the rise in the Lower Hudson Valley according to the NYS DOH, including the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan and Rockland.

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Tags: Parasite, Protozoan Parasite, Tickborne Disease, Babesiosis, Disease and Condition