Month: August 2017

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State Senate hearing debates Lyme, other tick-borne diseases

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State Senate hearing debates Lyme, other tick-borne diseases
ALBANY – Federal, state and private research dollars may be spent each year looking for cures to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and how to kill the carriers, but more funding is needed. That was the general consensus of those who testified at the …

Lawmakers grill health commissioner on preventing tick-borne diseases
The state Health Commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, shared that at a Senate hearing Tuesday on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. New York Senators want to know what New York is doing about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, so it convened this task force …

Ex-Army fitness instructor who once completed four Olympic-length triathlons juggled running her own businesses and raising two children…until a tick bite put her in a wheelchair
Mrs Murray, who founded the Tick-borne Illness Campaign Scotland, is petitioning for better treatment to stop Lyme disease being missed in other patients. She added: ‘Lyme disease mimics lots of other illness so if someone thinks they have been bitten by …

What you need to know to fend off ticks that spread Lyme disease
On the other hand, people who have been exposed to an infected tick can start developing signs of Lyme disease or another tick-borne disease like Rocky Mountain spotted fever fairly quickly — within about 10 days. Practically speaking, this means that …

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Connect with tick experts at Union Fair – By Paula Jackson Jones … – Republican Journal

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Connect with tick experts at Union Fair – By Paula Jackson Jones …
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We are preparing for a very busy week ahead, when we will be spending the entire week at the Union Fair (Aug. 19 to 26), educating fair-goers about ticks in …

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Many Seek Care At Boston ‘Tick-Borne Impairment’ Clinic That Tries To Avoid Taking Sides On Lyme – WBUR

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Many Seek Care At Boston 'Tick-Borne Impairment' Clinic That Tries To Avoid Taking Sides On Lyme
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So last year, she turned to the Dean Center for Tick Borne Illness. Based at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, the Dean Center sees patients who complain of long-term symptoms linked to Lyme disease as needing rehabilitation, much as …
Lyme disease on the rise in Canada, but doctors still confused about …CBC.ca
UMass lab analyzes ticks to identify pathogens – News …Cape Cod Times (subscription)
Ticks carry more than just Lyme disease, scientist saysMeriden Record-Journal
Daily Sentinel –EIN News (press release)
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RML scientists develop new way to study tick-borne viruses | Local … – Ravalli Republic

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RML scientists develop new way to study tick-borne viruses | Local …
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have filled a research gap by developing a way to study ticks that transmit viruses like Lyme Disease or Rocky …

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Connecticut man dies of tick-borne illness – Fox News

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Connecticut man dies of tick-borne illness
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A man described as an avid gardener by his grieving relatives died earlier this month, after contracting a rare tick-borne illness at his Connecticut home. Michael Yoder, 55, was suffering from symptoms similar to a stomach bug for several weeks before …

Avid gardener, 55, dies of tick-borne illness that caused his organs to shut down – but he thought it was ‘just a … – Daily Mail

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Avid gardener, 55, dies of tick-borne illness that caused his organs to shut down – but he thought it was 'just a …
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'A single tick. We thought it was bad when it gave you Lyme disease. This one is a killer.' Babesiosis is caused by microscopic parasites similar to what causes malaria. Those parasites are carried by ticks. It invades a sufferer's red blood cells and …

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Lyme disease not the only worry from tick bites
Tick, tock. It’s that time of year, tick season. And along with ticks comes the threat of Lyme disease. But, Lyme disease isn’t the only thing you can get from a tick. “Believe it or not, a simple tick bite can bring on Bell’s palsy. Bell’s palsy is a …

Ticks carry more than just Lyme disease, scientist says
Before 2015, the lab tested only for Lyme disease. Since then testing has expanded to include pathogens that cause babesiosis and anaplasmosis, other tick-borne illnesses. “With ticks, it’s no longer (just) Lyme disease,” Molaei said Friday at the …

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Study of ticks and tick-borne diseases receive global boost – News-Medical.net

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Study of ticks and tick-borne diseases receive global boost – News-Medical.net

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Study of ticks and tick-borne diseases receive global boost
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The Tick Cell Biobank houses the world's largest collection of tick cell lines of medical and veterinary importance and enables scientists to carry out vital research into tick-borne diseases. The Biobank will be supported for the … in low- and …

New Milford man dies of tick-borne illness in Connecticut | Daily Mail … – Daily Mail

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New Milford man dies of tick-borne illness in Connecticut | Daily Mail …
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Michael Yoder, 55, died of liver and kidney failure after contracting babesiosis from a tick bite, according to the state's medical examiner.

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What is Lyme Disease? Everything You Need to Know About the Tick-Borne Infection That Yolanda Hadid Is Battling – PEOPLE.com

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What is Lyme Disease? Everything You Need to Know About the Tick-Borne Infection That Yolanda Hadid Is Battling
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Lyme disease is a potentially debilitating infection caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi, and is transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. “For some people, Lyme is easily treated but for others this disease is …
Yolanda Hadid Contemplated Killing Herself During The Height Of …PerezHilton.com
Yolanda Hadid: The Moment I Wanted to Kill Myself at the Height of My Lyme Disease BattlePEOPLE.com

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Tick takeaways: Prevention is key to avoiding illness – The Manchester Journal

Tick takeaways: Prevention is key to avoiding illness
The Manchester Journal
The most common tick-borne illnesses affecting our region are Lyme disease and anaplasmosis. Both are caused by bacteria ticks carry, and both are on the rise in Vermont and the surrounding area. You can get one, or both, as well as a handful of less …

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Tick found in Sudbury tests positive for Lyme disease
For this first time this year in the Greater Sudbury area, a tick has tested positive for Lyme disease. The Sudbury and District Health unit said a blacklegged tick found locally has tested positive for the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. In a media …

Tick tests positive for Lyme Disease, Sudbury Health Unit says
The Sudbury and District Health Unit reports that a blacklegged tick found in the area has tested positive for the bacteria that can cause Lyme Disease. This is the first infected tick reported this year, the SDHU said in a press release. Dr. Ariella Zbar …

Ticks and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Get Consumer Updates by email. Tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease are on the rise. Cases in the United States increased from about 12,000 annually in 1995 to nearly 40,000 in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Study of ticks and tick-borne diseases receive global boost
Lyme disease and babesiosis, and are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human pathogens. Dr Ben Makepeace, principal investigator on the new BBSRC project said: “Tick populations are expanding and tick-borne diseases are likely to be increasingly …

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Tick bites: Should you be worried about Lyme disease and how can you protect yourself?

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Tick bites: Should you be worried about Lyme disease and how can you protect yourself?
He told the BBC that he was later diagnosed with the bacterial infection, Lyme disease and had to undergo multiple heart operations and 18 months of treatment to rid himself of what that one little tick had given him. “It was something I’d always …

Matt Dawson reveals he had to have heart surgery after contracting Lyme disease from tick bite in London park
The 44-year-old developed feverish symptoms after visiting the park early last year and was later diagnosed with Lyme disease, he told the BBC. Heart failure and meningitis are among conditions the bacterial infection, which is caused by infected ticks …

What is Lyme disease? What are the symptoms? How can you catch it from a tick? What is the cure?
Former England rugby captain Matt Dawson was forced to have heart surgery after getting bitten by a tick in a London park, it emerged this week. The 44-year-old developed feverish symptoms early last year and was later diagnosed with Lyme disease …

Matt Dawson: I needed heart surgery because of Lyme disease from tick bite
Rugby star Matt Dawson has revealed how he required heart surgery after contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite. The former England international became ill shortly after he was bitten in a London park in 2016. His condition was so severe that he was …

Former England rugby captain Matt Dawson is forced to undergo heart surgery after he is bitten by a TICK
Former England rugby captain Matt Dawson was forced to undergo heart surgery after contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite. The 44-year-old developed feverish symptoms following a visit to a park in London early last year and was later diagnosed with the …

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A Word from Dr. Pfenninger about Lyme Disease: Are you ticked off about ticks?

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A Word from Dr. Pfenninger about Lyme Disease: Are you ticked off about ticks?
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. It’s more common in the northeastern states, but there is also a proliferation in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It’s suggested that the Great Lakes were a barrier to the spread of …

Researchers using ‘signature’ of molecules for new early test to detect Lyme, other tick-borne disease
WASHINGTON – Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or another disease can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to do it early — using a “signature” of molecules in patients’ blood. It’s still highly experimental, but initial …

Is it really Lyme? Researchers developing a new test to tell
It’s still highly experimental, but initial studies suggest the novel tool just might uncover early-stage Lyme disease more accurately than today’s standard test, researchers reported Wednesday. And it could tell the difference between two tick-borne …

Fewer foxes could mean an uptick in Lyme disease
New research suggests that a rise in tick-borne diseases could be linked to a shortage of mouse predators like foxes and martens. When left to take care of itself, Mother Nature does a pretty good job of figuring stuff out … until the human part of the …

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Lyme disease update: new controversy, tick prevention tips, NJ danger spots

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Lyme disease update: new controversy, tick prevention tips, NJ danger spots
president of the Wall-based Lyme Disease Association. “Unfortunately, now we know the ticks can be active when it’s above freezing.” The debate surrounding the most infamous tick-borne illness also doesn’t seem to be ending. Lyme disease affects …

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Blake Dinius, Plymouth County entomologist – Wicked Local Plymouth

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Blake Dinius, Plymouth County entomologist
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Dinius is the first-ever Plymouth County entomologist – he began work just last Monday – and a large part of his job will be devoted to finding ways to reduce the incidence of tick-borne diseases across the 27 communities of the county. Does the county …

Tick-borne diseases a reality in Kittson County – Kittson County Enterprise

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Tick-borne diseases a reality in Kittson County
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The tick tests, including Lyme disease test, came back negative. I think Tim wondered if we'd all overreacted to a bad case of the flu. However, on Monday, July 24 he was retested for tick-borne diseases at our local clinic – on Tuesday, the results …
Lyme disease update: new controversy, tick prevention tips, NJ danger spotsAsbury Park Press
When it comes to tick-borne illness, you must be your own advocateRiverheadLOCAL

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Fewer foxes could mean an uptick in Lyme disease – Treehugger

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Fewer foxes could mean an uptick in Lyme disease
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New research suggests that a rise in tick-borne diseases could be linked to a shortage of mouse predators like foxes and martens. When left to take care of itself, Mother Nature does a pretty good job of figuring stuff out … until the human part of …

The doctor is in: A Q&A with state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker – City & State

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The doctor is in: A Q&A with state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker
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At the New York state Department of Health, we actively monitor the tick population and incidences of tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease. Wadsworth Center, the state's public health laboratory, is on the leading edge of monitoring and research …

Tick prevention modeled after Barnstable County – Cape Cod Times (subscription)

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Tick prevention modeled after Barnstable County
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Plymouth County has taken a page from Barnstable County's campaign against tick-borne disease and hired an entomologist to lead prevention efforts. “Barnstable was having great success with its program around education and prevention,” with Cape Cod …

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This New Mail-In Tick Testing Kit Speeds Up A Lyme Disease Diagnosis

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This New Mail-In Tick Testing Kit Speeds Up A Lyme Disease Diagnosis
Lyme disease can become seriously debilitating if it isn’t treated early on. But if you are bitten by a tick, it can be tough to know if you’ve actually contracted Lyme. Not every tick carries it, and the symptoms can easily be mistaken for something …

As Lyme Disease Increases In Mass., Researchers Offer Sly Solution
Lyme disease, one of the most common tick-borne illnesses, is on the rise — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there may be as many as 300,000 cases of the infection per year in the United States, though many of these could go undetected.

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Group Hosts Lyme Disease Workshop

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Group Hosts Lyme Disease Workshop
Waterhouse noted the rise in Lyme disease to three years ago when several seasons of heavy snows insulated the ticks beneath the surface. Fewer days of freezing weather meant more ticks survived this past winter. The White Footed Mouse and chipmunks are …

Ticks are here to stay. But scientists are finding ways to outsmart them
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Vol. 6, March 2016, p. 146. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.11.004. T. Lingelbach. Developing a vaccine against Lyme disease (VLA15). World Vaccine Congress, Washington, D.C. April 11, 2017. J.W. Tutolo et al. Notes from the field …

Ottawa camp warns kids as cases of Lyme disease increase
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) determined the city an at-risk area for Lyme disease, with more than one in five ticks testing positive for the disease in 2016. There were 34 cases in the month of July and 21 in June. Michael Bennitz, a public health inspector …

5 Ways to Avoid Tick Bites and the Lyme Disease Threat
However, through recognizing the possible dangers of higher tick prevalence and employing healthy tick and Lyme prevention practices, one can reduce the risk of contracting debilitating tick-borne disease.

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Thousands of ticks gathered from Meramec State Park for investigation of tick-borne diseases

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Thousands of ticks gathered from Meramec State Park for investigation of tick-borne diseases
The investigation into tick-borne diseases at Meramec State Park is expected to take several months, health officials said. Thousands of ticks were collected from the park in June and shipped to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for …

Lyme Disease Cases Spike in Wisconsin
Lyme disease, one of the most common tick-borne illnesses, is on the rise — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there may be as many as 300,000 cases of the infection per year in the United States, though many of these could go undetected.

Beware of Tick-Borne Diseases
Different tick-borne diseases are caused by different micro-organisms and in New Jersey the most common are Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Rocky Mt. spotted fever, and Babesiosis. Anyone who is bitten by an infected tick may get a tick-borne …

Editorial: Swift action needed on tick-borne illnesses
This year was expected to be a particularly bad year for tick-borne illnesses because of climate conditions favorable to the mice and deer that help spread the disease. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lyme disease …

Lyme disease vaccine is fast-tracked for FDA approval
Calls to the Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center at Southampton Hospital, for example, jumped 46.6 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to the hospital’s website. The CDC defines Lyme as the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the United States.

Pennsylvania Lyme disease problem intensifies; 900 treated in Lancaster, Lebanon in 2 months
WellSpan Health doctors have treated more than 900 patients in Lancaster and Lebanon counties for Lyme disease in the last two months … “We know that mosquito and tick-borne illnesses are part of living in Pennsylvania,” the state’s acting secretary …

Lyme disease treatments may be outdated
Lyme Action Network president Christina Fisk believes there’s a lot of ignorance surrounding Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. When it comes to tick bites, Fisk says, the treatment guidelines used by the majority of medical practitioners are …

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Lyme Action Network warns against outdated treatment guidelines

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Lyme Action Network warns against outdated treatment guidelines
PLATTSBURGH — Christina Fisk believes there’s a lot of ignorance surrounding Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and it most certainly isn’t bliss. When it comes to tick bites, according to the Lyme Action Network president, the treatment …

City: Spread of ticks makes prevention paramount to halt Lyme, other diseases
The number of ticks submitted for testing for Lyme disease this year has been … Clinicians should consider a tick-borne disease in patients with compatible illness who do not report a tick bite, since only a small proportion of patients diagnosed …

Lyme Disease’s Worst Enemy? It Might Be Foxes
A new study suggests that the rise in tick-borne disease may be tied to a dearth of traditional … and tested the ticks for infection with Lyme and two other disease-causing bacteria. To capture additional ticks, he dragged a blanket across the ground.

Lyme Disease warning issued after two people contract deadly tick-borne illness at medieval festival
A warning about Lyme Disease has been issued to attendees of a medieval festival after two people contracted the deadly illness from ticks. Anyone who attended the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival in Gloucestershire last month is being urged look out for …