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Tickborne diseases and hunting: Illinois health officials offer advice

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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...

Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15: More positive Phase 2 results, including booster response reported

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Vaccine company, Valneva and Pfizer today announced further positive Phase 2 results, including booster response, for Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15. The Phase...

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NJ Rep. Chris Smith: Amendment directs the GAO to probe whether the DOD ever weaponized ticks with Lyme disease

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The House of Representatives this week passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) directing the federal government’s “watchdog” agency to investigate...

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Lyme disease positive ticks up big in Thunder Bay, Ontario

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting that 62.5 percent of black-legged  ticks (BLTs, formerly known as deer ticks) collected via active surveillance...

New York: Anaplasmosis cases up in Sullivan County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Sullivan County, in the southern part of New York State bordering Pennsylvania, are reporting an increase in the tick-borne disease, anaplasmosis. “While Lyme...

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Lyme disease linked to psychiatric disorders: Study

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry links Lyme Disease to elevated risk of psychiatric illness. It has long been suspected that Lyme disease...

Persistent Lyme infection in brain, possible correlation between infection and Lewy body dementia: Tulane study

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tulane University researchers found the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in the brain tissue of a woman who had long suffered neurocognitive impairment after her...

‘Ten Facts You Should Know About Lyme Disease’ removed from IDSA website

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In response to a complaint filed by the Patient Centered Care Advocacy Group (PCCAG), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has removed the publication, Ten...

Lyme disease prevention: Tarsus Pharmaceuticals initiates clinical trial for oral, non-vaccine TP-05

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews TP-05 is designed to kill infected ticks attached to the human body before they can transmit the Borrelia bacteria that causes Lyme disease Late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical...

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New York City health officials offer recommendations to prevent tick bites and tick-borne illnesses

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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...