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Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise, researchers find

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Babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, is caused by the Babesia parasite.

It's found primarily in Northeastern and Midwestern states.

4 in 10 patients diagnosed with babesiosis were found to be co-infected with Lyme disease.

Climate change may play a role in the number of ticks and number of deer in the U.S ..

The most effective treatment is preventing tick-borne diseases in the first place, Paddy Ssentongo says.

The study will be presented at IDWeek, the Infectious Disease Society of American annual conference in Los Angeles , California , Oct. 16-19 .

More research is needed to understand the physiological pathways that underlie co-infection.

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