Newly Isolated Bacterial Protein Opens Door to Novel Treatments for Tick-Borne Diseases – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Newly Isolated Bacterial Protein Opens Door to Novel Treatments for Tick-Borne Diseases
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
A University of Maryland (UMD) scientist has discovered a mechanism by which the bacterium that causes Lyme disease persists in the body and fights early, innate immune responses. Utpal Pal, Ph.D., professor in veterinary medicine, isolated a protein …
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UI seeking help with tick research from outdoor workers
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
URBANA — If you work outdoors at least a few days a week, you can help University of Illinois researchers learn more about ticks in the state and the diseases they spread. Anyone signing up for the I-TICK program will be supplied a collection kit …

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How a protein helps bacteria outsmart the human immune system …
Science Daily
New research has uncovered a mechanism by which the bacteria that cause Lyme disease fight innate immune responses, and observed a never-before-seen phenomena demonstrating the bacteria can spring back in the body weeks later. Understanding this type …
Researchers uncover protein used to outsmart the human immune systemMedical Xpress
UMD researcher uncovers protein used to outsmart the human …EurekAlert (press release)

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IDEXX research links tick-borne disease exposure, kidney problems in veterinary patients
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… has released internal research connecting exposure to the pathogens causing Lyme disease and ehrlichiosis—the positive “blue dot” result—to kidney problems later in life, even in animals that seemed asymptomatic at the time of the screening. “To …

Infected tick bites 2-year-old, puts Livingston in Lyme disease 'red zone'
MLive.com
But a presumed case involving a 2-year-old child has put the county on the map as having a known risk for the disease that's transmitted by blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks. "Livingston County is now officially in the red zone," said Dr …

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Program in Canandaigua to address tick-borne diseases
MPNnow.com
Speaker Dr. Elizabeth Maloney, a family physician and tick-borne diseases expert, will discuss various illnesses, symptoms and prevention. CANANDAIGUA — Lyme and other tick-borne diseases once raised havoc in places far away from the Finger Lakes …

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Tick Bait Boxes | Lyme Disease – Consumer Reports
ConsumerReports.org
Tick bait boxes are meant to help rid your yard of disease-carrying ticks without the use of chemicals. Here's what you need to know before you choose this option.

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