NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health confirms the occurrence of three deaths from Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in Campinas/São Paulo, referring to an outbreak in the municipality. Until...

Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada – presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected. The findings from...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health warns of the increase in cases and deaths from spotted fever, especially in the Southeast region. When the climate is dry, there is a higher incidence...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Campos dos Goytacazes, in Norte Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro state report the death of a 6-year-old child due to spotted fever. Because of this,...

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 A four-year-old boy and his great-grandmother, 73, died this week of spotted fever in Contagem, a metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, in the Nacional neighborhood, according...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In Baja California, Daniela Miranda Guzmán, a veterinarian attached to the Zoonosis program, explained that 23 cases of rickettsiosis have been diagnosed, of which...

There’s some good news in New Jersey about a potentially deadly tick-borne bacterium. Rutgers researchers examined more than 3,000 ticks in the Garden State and found only one carrying Rickettsia...

Bay Area Lyme Foundation recently announced the relaunch of their free tick testing program in collaboration with Northern Arizona University. In addition to testing for pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi,...

Mexican health officials have reported 20 cases of the tickborne infection, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), or  febre maculosa, in the city of Chihuahua. Of the 20 cases reported, nine have resulted...