Tick borne diseases

This study aimed to demonstrate that severe neurological motor deficits in the context of late tick-borne disease with mixed microorganism involvement are eligible for long-term combined antibiotic/antiparasitic treatments.

The tick midgut and salivary glands represent the primary organs for pathogen acquisition and transmission, respectively. Specifically, the midgut is the first organ to have contact with pathogens during the blood meal uptake, while salivary glands along with their secretions play a crucial role...

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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Arthritis is usually a mani­festation of late dis­ease but has not been associated with cases of periprosthetic joint infections. We repor
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Some startling numbers out today indicate just how prevalent Lyme disease is now in the city of Ottawa.
New data shows that one in three ticks tested was positive for the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

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Zoonotic diseases account for over 60% of all communicable diseases causing illness in humans. Lyme disease is currently the most common vector-borne disease in the U.S.

Abstract. In the early 1980s, Ixodes spp. ticks were implicated as the key North American vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt a

Flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) caused by Rickettsia felis is an arthropod-borne zoonosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, primary species and genotype(s) of R. felis infecting fleas from dogs and cats. All fleas were identified as Ctenocephalides felis felis. All rickettsial DNA detected in fleas was identified as being 100% homologous to R. felis URRWXCal2, with positivity within tropical, subtropical and temperate regions noted at 6.7%, 13.2% and 15.5%, respectively. Toy/small breed dogs were found to be at a lower odds of harboring R. felis-positive fleas compared with large breed dogs on univariate analysis, while DMH and pedigree breed cats were at a lower odds compared to DSH cats. Cooler minimum temperature ranges of between 15 to 20 °C and between 8 to 15 °C increased the odds of R. felis positivity in fleas, as did a constrained maximum temperature range of between 27 to 30 °C on multivariable analysis. Environmental temperature may play a part in influencing R. felis prevalence and infectivity within its flea host. Regional climatic differences need to be considered when approaching public health risk mitigation strategies for FBSF.

Contrary to what many people believe, the lone star tick does not spread Lyme disease, researchers report. But it can transmit other diseases. The researchers c

Dr. Neil Spector, a cancer researcher who nearly died from Lyme disease, is now searching for innovative therapies for tick-borne infections.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern cougar extinct after it not being seen for over 80 years.

Connecticut residents are all too familiar with Lyme disease, but the precise mechanisms of how humans become infected are still unclear. Researchers from UConn Health are advancing the understanding of how the causativ

It is important to be aware that meningeal and nerve-root enhancement is comparatively common in Lyme disease and that Lyme disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis in the proper ...

An increase in the Lone Star tick population since 2006, and the ability to recognize the ticks as the source of 'alpha gal' allergy to red meat has meant significantly more cases of anaphylaxis being properly identified.

Experts are warning tick numbers are on the rise in Manchester

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CHEO - The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario: Change Hospital Policy on Lyme!
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A polio-like, paralyzing condition called acute flaccid myelitis is on the rise in 2018, but the CDC and doctors are struggling to find what causes it.
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A significant increase in cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has been reported by the Swiss health authorities this year.

Amblyomma maculatum may be called the Gulf Coast tick, but its name hasn't stopped it from moving to interior states and the east coast. In this video Dr

The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are transmitted to humans primarily by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). Often presumed guilty by association is the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). However, a new review of three decades' worth of research concludes the latter should be exonerated: While lone star ticks are guilty of transmitting bacteria that cause several human illnesses, the scientific evidence says Lyme disease is not one of them.

Rats and mice are known to spread more than thirty five diseases; they are found in every continent of the world except Antarctica and they can adapt quickly to a wide range of habitat.

THE DEADLY virus Kyasanur Forest disease has reportedly infected hundreds of people, leaving 19 dead. Signs ands symptoms of the infection include low blood pressure and vomiting.

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Rep. Dan Donovan joins Congressional Lyme disease Caucus as number of tick-borne diseases worsens across the region.