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“The tick was found in the United States for the first time in 2017 on a sheep in New Jersey, and since then, the species has been found in at least 10 states, mainly in the eastern states but also Arkansas. It’s still not known how widespread Asian longhorned ticks are in the United States, but health officials are worried, because they are aggressive biters.”
July 26, 2022 Abstract Lyme disease (LD), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in USA and Europe. Despite the standard 2-4 weeks antibiotic treatment, approximately 10%-20% of patients will develop post-treatment LD syndrome, a condition that is poorly understood. One of the probable causes is thought to be the presence of B. burgdorferi persister forms…
First there was Lyme disease. Then came two malaria-like infectious diseases, babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Now a new study indicates that an unexpectedly high percentage of black-legged ticks in the mid-Hudson Valley also carry a virus that can cause swelling of the brain and, in some cases, death. The study, published today in the journal Parasites…
May 23, 2016 A new urine test that could detect Lyme disease has been completed. 40% of Lyme disease patients exhibit symptoms [“Lyme disease is presently a condition difficult to spot, only about 40 percent of the patients exhibit a rash followed by the tick’s bite.”] Test looks for Lyme-causing bacteria Testing performed for three…
Sept. 16, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135828 Eshoo MW, Carolan HE, Massire C, Chou DM, Crowder CD, Rounds MA, et al. Abstract Ixodes pacificus ticks can harbor a wide range of human and animal pathogens. To survey the prevalence of tick-borne known and putative pathogens, we tested 982 individual adult and nymphal I. pacificus ticks collected throughout…
What are the common Lyme disease symptoms? How do you get it? We answer all of your questions about this serious infection and share the latest research. By Jane Doucet Lyme disease is a serious illness that’s on the rise in Canada, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Those at risk include anyone who…
For The Gazette by Robert J. Galbraith [CanLyme: We have had enough of bureaucrats making decisions to withold information from the public, alleging “panic” will unfold. Nonsense, lives will be saved, healthcare costs will be greatly reduced, families will not be destroyed] Montreal-Quebec’s leading authority in the science of tick biology says that the southern…
