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ALLMedicine™ Tick-borne Diseases Center

Research & Reviews  419 results

A practical protocol to prepare paraffin-embedded whole tick histology sections.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102162
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases; Yang TS, LaDouceur EEB et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - Ticks are important ectoparasites that are capable of transmitting multiple classes of pathogens and are currently linked with many emerging tick-borne diseases worldwide. With increasing occurrences of tick-borne diseases in both humans and veter...

New insights into the impact of microbiome on horizontal and vertical transmission of a...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10012463
Microbiome Du LF, Zhang MZ et. al.

Mar 15th, 2023 - The impact of host skin microbiome on horizontal transmission of tick-borne pathogens , and of pathogen associated transstadial and transovarial changes in tick microbiome are largely unknown, but are important to control increasingly emerging tic...

Rickettsia and relapsing fever Borrelia in Alectorobius kelleyi (Ixodida: Argasidae) fr...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102157
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases; Occi JL, Price DC et. al.

Mar 15th, 2023 - The soft ticks (Argasidae) are known vectors of human and animal pathogens around the globe and are relatively understudied. Our aim was to assess the presence of Rickettsia and Borrelia bacteria in Alectorobius kelleyi (Argasidae) parasitizing sy...

Passive Surveillance of Human-Biting Ixodes scapularis Ticks in Massachusetts from 2015...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10002092
International Journal of Environmental Research and Publi... Sack A, Naumova EN et. al.

Mar 12th, 2023 - This study aimed to analyze human-biting Ixodes scapularis ticks submitted to TickReport tick testing service from 2015-2019 in Massachusetts to (1) examine possible patterns of pathogen-positive adult and nymphal ticks over time and (2) explore h...

Evaluation and Follow-up of People With Tick-borne Diseases
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04318925

Mar 10th, 2023 - Lyme disease is a multisystem illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and it is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States. Tick-borne disease cases reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have ...

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Clinicaltrials.gov  5 results

Evaluation and Follow-up of People With Tick-borne Diseases
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04318925

Mar 10th, 2023 - Lyme disease is a multisystem illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and it is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States. Tick-borne disease cases reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have ...

Tick-borne Illness and Clothing Study
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01454414

Mar 30th, 2021 - The high risk of acquiring tick-borne diseases by outdoor workers is well documented. Workers most at risk include, foresters, park rangers, land surveyors and other outdoor workers have frequent exposure to tick-infested habitats. Many North Caro...

Tick-borne Illness and Clothing Study of Rhode Island
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02613585

Mar 10th, 2021 - Lyme and other tick-borne diseases pose a significant health threat to outdoor workers. In a double-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) in North Carolina outdoor workers, the investigators previously showed that long-lasting permethrin-impregn...

Understanding Tick-borne Diseases
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03501407

Aug 15th, 2018 - Ticks are the major arthropod vectors transmitting pathogenic agents to humans and domestic animals in Europe, and currently, the incidence of tick-borne disease is rising. The most common European human tick-borne disease is Lyme borreliosis, wit...

Clinical Research for the Diagnosis of Tick-borne Diseases in Patients With Unexplained Acute Fever
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02618655

Jul 26th, 2016 - Tickborne Diseases(TBDs) spread throughout many countries and regions. In recent years, the incidence has a tendency to rise continuously. The clinical symptoms and laboratory features of tick-borne diseases are always of no specific, and the diag...

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News  42 results

Fast Five Quiz: Tick Bites
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969364

Mar 11th, 2022 - Tick bites can transmit a remarkable array of pathogens, including bacteria, spirochetes, rickettsiae, protozoa, viruses, nematodes, and toxins. Ticks are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human disease, both infectious and toxic. A bite can...

Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Are on the Rise. But Why?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967928

Feb 4th, 2022 -   Editor’s note: This story was updated on February 4, 2022, to correct a fact about deer abundance. Deer can often be more abundant, not less, in fragmented areas of forests. On a warm spring day, disease ecologist Daniel Salkeld is hiking the hi...

Lyme Disease May Up Risk for Mental Illness, Suicidal Behavior
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956945

Aug 20th, 2021 - Patients with Lyme disease are at increased risk for any mental disorder, for affective disorders, and for suicidal behavior, new research suggests. Results from a large population-based study show that the rate of depression was 42% higher among ...

Even ID Specialists Can Get Tick-borne Diseases
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954657

Jul 13th, 2021 - I'm on vacation in "paradise," in mid-coast Maine, and became ill last week. Many things ran through my head, not the least of which was, Where am I going to get care? How do you find a competent physician when you don't know people? My symptoms w...

2021 May Be Big Lyme Disease Year
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950796

May 7th, 2021 - May 7, 2021 — Planning to hit the beach this summer? You might want to throw some bug spray into that beach bag along with your sunscreen. For the first time, Lyme disease-carrying ticks — typically associated with woodlands in New England and oth...

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Patient Education  3 results see all →