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...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Illinois state health officials reported Tuesday of an individual who tested positive for Heartland Virus. The patient, described as an “older person who resides in a rural...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The New York City Department of Health on Wednesday reminded the public to protect themselves and their families from tick-borne illnesses as summer approaches and...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare report that ticks are active from early spring to late autumn and are found across the country. In Finland, Lyme disease...

For the first time, scientists have shown that the bacterium that causes the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis interferes with tick gene expression for its survival inside cells and to spread to a new vertebrate...

The incidence of reported cases of tickborne diseases in the United States has significantly increased in recent years. It is expected to continue to grow as tick species expand their geographical reach...

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...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in the Town of Maynard in Middlesex Count are reporting on a Powassan virus case in a resident, which has prompted reminders of tick safety. “There...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it is conducting a five-year environmental surveillance of ticks to assess the risk of tickborne illnesses across Pennsylvania. The...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial disease spread through the bite of an infected tick. In fact, it is the most deadly tickborne disease in the United States with 3,000-5,000 cases of...