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NY Congressman announce legislation to combat tick-borne diseases
“The American Lyme Disease Foundation supports this legislation. It is likely to provide useful information in the development of programs for the control of tick-borne diseases, especially in areas where such infections are endemic,” Philip …
Close Encounters of the ‘Tick’ Kind…Your Pet, Pathogens & Lyme Disease
There are lots of ways to prevent Lyme disease (or a number of other tick-borne diseases), and still enjoy the beauty and bounty of the Canadian summer and fall…and they all begin with awareness of why and how disease occurs. Right now, in Canada one of …
TICKS: Be mindful of tick-borne diseases
One of the most commonly reported tick-borne diseases in the United States is Lyme disease. About 20 to 30 percent of black-legged ticks are infected with the pathogen that causes Lyme, Stromdahl said. In 2015, more than 28,000 confirmed cases were …
Hundreds attend blood clinic for new Lyme disease test
It’s a brand new test for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses we told you about last year. On Thursday, the first clinical study was held right in the Capital Region. Dozens were turned away and will have to attend future scheduled blood draw …
Small critters, big consequences: be mindful of tick-borne diseases
One of the most commonly reported tick-borne diseases in the United States is Lyme disease. About 20 to 30 percent of black-legged ticks are infected with the pathogen that causes Lyme, said Stromdahl. In 2015, more than 28,000 confirmed cases were …
Risk of developing Lyme disease after a tick bite is about 3 percent: Dutch researchers
Researchers with the Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands … three large prospective studies on the transmission risk of tick-borne pathogens to humans, with 50 reports of Lyme borreliosis during the follow-up period, among 1,973 reports …