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Babesiosis in the US with the CDC’s Megan Swanson

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a recent paper in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), authors report U.S. babesiosis incidence significantly increased in northeastern states in the past...

Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire experience largest percent change in Babesiosis incidence

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Babesiosis is an emerging zoonotic tickborne parasitic disease in the United States and occurs primarily in the Northeast and Midwest. According to a recent Morbidity and Mortality...

Babesiosis: New research with herbal medicines demonstrate inhibitory activity

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Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the U.S., today announced the publication of new data finding that five herbal medicines had potent activity compared to commonly-used...

Babesiosis: 1st locally acquired case recorded in the UK

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in the United Kingdom have reported the first locally transmitted babesiosis case. In addition, Public Health England (PHE) saw the second ever UK-acquired...

Maine Lyme disease: ‘Providers are already reporting cases in 2020, and the number will rise as we enter the summer months’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported a record more than 2,000 Lyme disease cases in 2019 and officials announce during this Lyme...

Babesia venatorum reported for the first time in the UK

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Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the North of Scotland, according to a new study. The research, by scientists at the University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary...

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Maine Tickborne Diseases: ‘Steep increases’ reported with anaplasmosis, babesiosis

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report significant increases in two tickborne diseases–anaplasmosis and babesiosis–so far in...

Roche Babesia test receives FDA approval

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Roche announced Friday that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the cobas Babesia test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems for individual blood donation testing. This...

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New York City issues Tick-borne Disease Advisory

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The New York City Department of Health issued an tick-borne disease (TBD) advisory today, alerting physicians to be on the alert for patients with TBD. Locally acquired cases of Lyme disease and babesiosis...

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Blood parasite outbreak reported in Tennessee horses

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Tennessee officials are reporting an outbreak of Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) in a group of racing Quarter Horses in Middle Tennessee. Twenty-two horses have tested positive...