Month: May 2018

Heading outdoors? Here's how to protect yourself from a full bloom of mosquitoes and ticks in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May and June usually are the peak of tick season in the state, Liesch said. "Mosquitoes and ticks can spread many illnesses, like Lyme disease and West Nile Virus, that can make you and your family sick," state health officials said in "Enjoy the …

Valneva seeking partner for $350M Lyme disease vaccine effort, prepping for phase 2
FiercePharma
Lyme is the most common tick-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere, with about 300,000 cases reported to the U.S. CDC each year and another 200,000 seen in Europe. Valneva argues that the real number could be bigger because many infections go …

Lyme Tick Prevention Class held at the Farmers Market
The Tomahawk
To that end, the Lyme Tick Prevention Class will start at 11:30 am at the breakfast tent located next to the Market Manager's tent. Attendees will also learn other tick avoidance tricks. The JCFM is dedicated to promoting health and wellness in the …

They may be small, but ticks can punch a dangerous punch
Steamboat Pilot and Today
Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to document a case of a person getting Lyme disease from a tick within Colorado, dogs have been infected with the disease. Tick-borne illnesses often go undiagnosed. "Symptoms may be …

A Lyme disease vaccine has been developed – Harper's Bazaar
HarpersBAZAAR.co.uk
The first vaccination to prevent people from catching Lyme disease has been developed in the UK. Manufactured by pharmaceutical group Valneva, the vaccine …
World's first global vaccine for Lyme disease developed as disease …Telegraph.co.uk

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Amedore announces legislation to combat Lyme, tick-borne diseases
Hudson Valley 360
ALBANY — State Sen. George Amedore announced recently that the state senate has passed a package of legislation aimed at combatting Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Amedore is a member of the state senate's Task Force on Lyme and …
Tick-borne disease on the riseDeerfield Valley News
Number of cases of tick-borne diseases on rise in NHWMUR Manchester
Lyme, tick-borne diseases exploding in NJ: SmithAsbury Park Press
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IU study: We have more ticks here that carry Lyme disease than thought
Indianapolis Star
CDC says tick-borne illnesses have now TRIPLED. … An Indiana University program that monitors disease-carrying pests has found many more deer ticks that carry Lyme disease than previously thought to exist in the southern and central parts of the state.
UNL Entomologist Warns of Tick-Borne Diseases91.5 KIOS-FM
Wisconsin's Annual Lyme Disease Forecast Is Not A Simple MatterWisContext
County issues advisory on ticks, Lyme diseaseEvening Observer
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Select Board briefed on genetically-altered mice plan
Nantucket Island Inquirer
The white-footed mouse is considered the largest reservoir of tick-borne diseases on the island. Ticks, even in their larval stage, feed on the mice that carry Lyme disease. The ticks themselves are then infected and pass the disease on to whatever …

CDC issues warning about tick borne–illnesses
FOX Carolina
"Their biggest concerns definitely are asking us about what tick-borne disease will we see in the Southeast," he said. Those diseases are Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. "Immature ticks are very small," Shrum said. Riggins is watching to …

Tick season: What to know about ticks, diseases and how to remove …
USA TODAY
Summer is just around the corner, which means tick season is in full swing. So what are ticks, exactly? And why do they suck? With tickborne illnesses on the …
Study: Most Pet Owners Oblivious To Dangers Posed From Tick-Borne DiseasesCBS New York
Congressional Lyme Caucus Unveils Historic Legislation as Tick-Borne Threats IncreaseTAPinto.net
NY fighting Lyme disease, ticksNEWS10 ABC
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Check For Ticks, There's A Lyme Disease Spike in NJ
wbgo.org
New Jersey State Health Commissioner Shereef Elnahal says check for ticks after being out in wooded areas. Tick-borne illness is on the rise. “Ticks that transmit Lyme disease are active during the spring, summer, and the fall. But May, June, and July …
New Jersey ramps up efforts after spike in Lyme disease casesWABC-TV

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7 new tick viruses to worry about with 'big epidemic' of bugs in much of the country
AOL
No one knows exactly how many ticks are out there, but the skyrocketing cases of tick-borne diseases recently reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides indirect evidence that the little bloodsuckers are becoming more numerous …

URI researcher's TickSpotters program provides timely risk assessment
URI Today (press release)
Will I get Lyme disease?” With University of Rhode Island Professor of Entomology Tom Mather warning that a tough tick season is looming this spring and summer, he also wants you to know that help is as close as the Internet or cellular data by using …

Tick/Lyme diseases combating efforts get new New York push
Poughkeepsie Journal
New York plans to step up efforts to reduce tick populations and, ultimately, the spread of Lyme and other diseases. The state's new Lyme and tick-borne disease control plan includes stepping up tick control, increasing outreach to high-risk groups and …
How To Prevent Mosquito And Tick-Borne DiseasesPatch.com
'Tick Explosion' or Not… Lyme Disease Still a Concern This SummerHealthline
Tick Time: Northwoods Has High Amount Of Lyme DiseaseWXPR
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Her illness was a mystery; it was a tick bite that killed her. Now mom wants awareness
Fresno Bee
Alex had vowed she would spread the word about the tick-borne disease, and now Jody is speaking for her. She has established the Alex Hudson Lyme Disease Foundation in her daughter's memory to raise awareness and to help people get proper testing.
State lawmakers take steps to prevent Lyme disease as summer approachesHudson Valley 360
NY State: Half of adult ticks carry Lyme disease; Hudson Valley …NewYorkUpstate.com
Fighting Lyme Disease and tick-borne illnessesAlbany Times Union (blog)
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New York to launch new tick-borne disease control plan as tick season heats up
NewYorkUpstate.com
Syracuse, N.Y. — New York state will launch a multi-pronged control plan for tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that state agencies will expand tick-control programs, widen efforts to educate people about …
Officials warn North Central West Virginians to be vigilant as tick-borne disease increasesWV News
Rise in tick-borne diseases as insect spreads across metroSW News Media
CDC finds mosquito- and tick-borne disease cases have tripled since 2004The Advocate
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7 new tick viruses to worry about as big epidemic' of bugs spreads
Today.com
No one knows exactly how many ticks are out there, but the skyrocketing cases of tick-borne diseases recently reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides indirect evidence that the little bloodsuckers are becoming more numerous …
It's Tick SeasonWBIW.com

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NY State: Half of adult ticks carry Lyme disease; Hudson Valley …
NewYorkUpstate.com
Syracuse, N.Y. — Just over half of adult deer ticks collected in New York state carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, newly released state data shows.
State lawmakers take steps to prevent Lyme disease as summer approachesHudson Valley 360
Anderson: Tick protection vital for dogsBloomington Pantagraph (blog)
Avoid ticks to avoid 'crushing' disease: 'It just ruined my life'KVAL
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Rainwear, repellent and restrictions on fires: A May long weekend survival guide for campers
CBC.ca
A recent study in Manitoba has demonstrated new evidence of borrelia miyamotoi — a tick-borne disease — in people with suspected or confirmed cases of Lyme disease. Another emerging disease, Powassan virus (also known as deer tick virus), has been …

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Tick-borne illnesses on the rise
Joplin Globe
While Lyme disease is the most commonly identified disease carried by ticks, Pekarek said that the Joplin region usually sees Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis. Two cases of tick-borne diseases have been reported in Joplin so far this year.

Oneida Co. Health Department pushes for preventative measures to avoid tick-borne illnesses
WJFW-TV
RHINELANDER – Increased numbers of tick, mosquito, and flea bite illnesses sound scary. The CDC reported in early Maythose illnesses tripled over the last 13 years, but a local health department reminds you there's plenty you can do to avoid ending up …

NYS launches new tick control plan
WKBW-TV
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday a Lyme and tick-borne disease control plan. The plan is designed to control tick populations on public lands, increase public awareness and access to available data and create a …

Lyme disease support group to meet
The Wellsboro Gazette
All of the Tioga County Lyme Disease Support Group meetings are open to anyone who lives in Tioga County or a surrounding county who has been diagnosed or thinks he or she may have Lyme or another tick-borne illness and wants to learn more.

Oklahoma woman develops meat allergy after being bitten by a tick
13WMAZ.com
Use tweezers and pinch the tick near its mouth parts, pulling it out slowly in a continuous motion. Don't twist it, which might leave tick parts behind in the skin. Tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and …

CDC finds mosquito- and tick-borne disease cases have tripled since 2004
The Advocate
Dr. Michael Parry, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Stamford Hospital, said it's challenging to accurately track Lyme disease cases because not all cases are reported and the tests are not always reliable, but other tick-borne diseases have been on the …
Welcome to Tick Season, Here's Everything You Need To KnowGothamist
Tick talks on tap at Vineyard Haven libraryMartha’s Vineyard Times
Watch out for ticks! Steps to prevent tick-borne infectionsThe Ithaca Voice
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Are You Ready for Ticks This Summer? | Outside Online
Outside Magazine
About 385000 Americans were diagnosed with tick-borne diseases between 2004 and 2016.
A Mom's Natural Tick Spray Shows Promise in Tests – NewserNewser

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Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease
Dove Medical Press
In a recent record review of 69 youth evaluated in my private psychopharmacology practice, 49 of these new patients, without a known history of Lyme disease or other tick-borne disorders, demonstrated evidence of exposure to one or more of the …

Understanding The Growing Risk Of Lyme And Other Tick-Borne Diseases
Vermont Public Radio
Joining us for the discussion are Bradley Tompkins, tick-borne disease program chief for the Vermont health department, and Bill Landesman, a professor of biology at Green Mountain College who studies ticks and the microbial ecology of tick-borne …
Local resident attends Chronic Lyme Disease/Tick Borne Disease CDC RallyThief River Falls Northern Watch
Tick-borne diseases: Getting worse, CDC study findsBurlingtonFreePress.com
Suburban residents with Lyme disease warn of the dangers of ticksChicago Daily Herald
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What's bugging you? Probably ticks, or mosquitoes
Evening News and Tribune
“Since the late 1990s, the number of reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States has tripled, and the number of counties in the northeastern and upper Midwestern United States that are considered high risk for Lyme disease has increased by more …
Are you putting yourself at risk for Lyme disease?Sonoma West
Ticks spreading Lyme disease in MichiganPort Huron Times Herald
Suburban residents with Lyme disease warn of the dangers of ticksChicago Daily Herald
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Oklahoma Woman Develops Meat Allergy After Being Bitten by a Tick
WLTX.com
Use tweezers and pinch the tick near its mouth parts, pulling it out slowly in a continuous motion. Don't twist it, which might leave tick parts behind in the skin. Tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and …

Take measures to keep ticks off
hays Post
To make matters worse, they can also transmit bloodborne diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease, and neither of them should be taken lightly. The best way to prevent either disease is to stop ticks before they bite. Here are …

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Lancaster County community calendar: May 12, 2018
LancasterOnline
DISCUSSION: Eastern Mennonite University of Lancaster, 1846 Charter Lane, will host a workshop on Identifying, Preventing & Treating Tick-Borne Diseases at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Participants will gain a better understanding of the basic of Lyme …

Local resident attends Chronic Lyme Disease/Tick Borne Disease CDC Rally
Thief River Falls Northern Watch
“Medical research fraud has led to the denial of this debilitating incurable disease we call 'chronic neurological Lyme Disease,' thus patients are left with little to no access to health care, inaccurate tests, no valid treatments, no insurance …
Understanding The Growing Risk Of Lyme And Other Tick-Borne DiseasesVermont Public Radio
Tick-borne diseases: Getting worse, CDC study findsBurlingtonFreePress.com
Study: Tick-Borne Diseases Increase in VermontU.S. News & World Report
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Massachussetts public health department receives $100000 grant to subsidize cost of tick testing
News-Medical.net
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that warns of a recent surge of tick-borne disease incidence in the United States was no surprise to Massachusetts State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Catherine Brown and …

Outdoors enthusiasts urged to practice tick bite prevention
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
New ticks, new diseases. The worst offender in the Northland is the blacklegged tick, formerly called the deer tick, which spreads Lyme disease, by far the most common and still most serious tick-borne illness in the region and nationwide. The …

Health Officials Urge Hoosiers To Take Precautions Against Ticks
WBIW.com
"This is the time of year when we start to see the risk for tick-borne diseases increase," said State Public Health Veterinarian Jennifer Brown, D.V.M., M.P.H. "The best way to protect yourself and your family is to prevent tick bites and conduct …

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Outdoors enthusiasts urged to practice tick bite prevention
AG Week
With Lyme disease on the increase in Minnesota for more than 20 years, it would seem everyone who spends time outdoors in spring and summer should know to take precautions. But many people still don't, experts say, even as the number of nasty tick …
Outdoors enthusiasts urged to practice tick bite prevention | Duluth …Duluth News Tribune
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Tick-borne Diseases In Connecticut
Hartford Courant
Lyme disease: The most common U.S. vector-borne disease, which are diseases transmitted to humans by ticks, insects or other animals. More than 300,000 people a year in this nation believed to be infected with Lyme disease each year. The effects can …
Report: NH in Top 10 for tick-borne illnessesThe Union Leader
Tick-Borne Diseases On The Rise In Michigan, Elsewhere In US: CDCCBS Detroit
Lyme-carrying ticks and other dangerous pests are creeping into Utah, thanks to climate changeSalt Lake Tribune
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Group to speak on tick-borne illnesses – New Jersey Herald –
New Jersey Herald
MILFORD, Pa. — May is Tick Borne Disease Awareness Month, and TBD Support Network's Support Group participants will speak at a press conference on Saturday, May 12.
Tick-borne disease: What you need to know | RiverheadLOCALRiverheadLOCAL

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Check for ticks every day, health district advises
theday.com
Tick-borne illnesses spike in the summer months in Connecticut, with the highest number of cases of Lyme disease reported in June, July and August, according to data presented by Cindy Barry, senior health program coordinator for Ledge Light. In …

In Tick Management, Species Matters
Entomology Today
In the course of their review of existing research, they noted that, due to its role as the primary vector of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, the blacklegged tick has been the subject of far more research than other species. However, as the U.S …

New CDC study shows big uptick in tick borne illnesses
Martha’s Vineyard Times
Of the roughly 650,000 cases of vector-borne disease that were reported between 2004 and 2016, 492,000 cases were tick borne illnesses, more than 75 percent. The actual total is likely far greater. The CDC estimates that about 300,000 Americans get …
Tick-Borne Diseases On The Rise In Illinois, Across US: CDCPatch.com
Lyme disease fight in the Valley needs more funding: SchumerPoughkeepsie Journal
Check your dogs for ticks — they can get Lyme disease, tooWZZM13.com
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Tick-borne illness sufferers to speak
The Pike County Courier
MILFORD — May is Tick Borne Disease Awareness Month, and those who have suffered with these illnesses will speak up at a press conference to be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 12, at the at Pike County Public Library, 119 East Harford St …