Other possible ways of becoming infected with Babesia include: 1  receipt of a contaminated blood transfusion (no tests have been licensed yet for donor screening); or. 2  transmission from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy or delivery.
Urbandale, Iowa. Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 39,463. It is part of the Des MoinesâWest Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Contents.
Friday, May 8, 2015. DES MOINES â Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been positively identified for the first time in Polk County, making this the 22nd county in Iowa where this invasive beetle has been found. EAB kills all ash tree species and is considered to be one of the most destructive tree pests ever seen in North America. EAB specimens were collected by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship from a public owned tree within the City of Urbandale and a residential tree in West Des Moines. These samples were forwarded to national identifiers for confirmation.