NewsDesk @bactiman63 This year, 2,753 cases of Lyme disease (a 93% increase) and 47 cases (a 236% increase) of tick-borne encephalitis have been confirmed in Poland, according to the latest data on infectious...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges people to follow preventive measures to avoid being bitten by ticks during outdoor activities such as farming, as the first...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive topline results from the completed Phase 1b Callisto trial and the enrollment of the first subject in the Carpo Phase 2a trial. The...

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 Connecticut state health officials reported this week that a resident has tested positive for Powassan virus infection (POWV). This is the second case of POWV associated illness identified...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that a Connecticut resident has tested positive for Powassan virus infection. This is the first case of POWV associated...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has confirmed higher than expected rates of Powassan (POW) virus in ticks located in multiple Pennsylvania counties during...

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  @bactiman63 Yale University researchers have developed a novel vaccine that in guinea pigs offers protection against infection by the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and may also combat...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In the past couple weeks, a number of tickborne disease reports came out of the Northeastern United States, and I’m not including Lyme disease. Four Powassan...