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...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Municipality of Campinas in São Paulo State confirmed two more deaths of residents from Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), bringing the total to four in 2022. The following...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to the Ministry of Health, infections and deaths caused by rickettsiosis have soared over a 100% in Baja California, in a comparison of the incidence between...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  The Municipality of Hortolândia in São Paulo State confirmed Thursday, the first death from spotted fever in the city this year. The victim is a 7-year-old boy who died on...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding hunters to take precautions against tick bites to prevent contracting diseases they may carry, as hunting season...

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...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Grayson County, Kentucky are reporting a recent increase in cases of the tickborne disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). They report...

In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas, has affected more than 1,000 people since 2008. A binational team...