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Tick, tock: The countdown to peak tick season is here
With spring comes glorious sunshine, warmer weather —and ticks.
Mar 20, 2019
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Uganda confirms at least one case of Crimean-Congo fever
An Ugandan farmer has been hospitalised with a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and a further three people are suspected to have died from the same virus, the health ministry said Friday.
Aug 17, 2013
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Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus?
Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus?
Aug 25, 2020
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Lyme disease researchers seek consensus as number of cases grows
Scientists have built a large body of knowledge about Lyme disease over the past 40 years, yet controversies remain and the number of cases continues to rise. In the United States, reported cases of Lyme disease, which is ...
Apr 24, 2017
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Lyme disease symptoms could be mistaken for COVID-19, with serious consequences
Summer is field season for ecologists like me, a time when my colleagues, students and I go out into fields and woods in search of ticks to study the patterns and processes that allow disease-causing microbes—primarily ...
May 27, 2020
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Tips to handle those rare Florida tick-borne diseases
Though uncommon, Floridians can get tick diseases.
May 19, 2015
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Tick bite? What you should do to reduce your chances of getting sick
Tick bites can make people sick and may spread Lyme disease and many other illnesses. A bite from one type of tick can even lead to a meat allergy. Tick exposure can occur year-round, but ticks are most active during warmer ...
Apr 4, 2023
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A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a government report released Thursday. But health officials believe many more ...
Jul 27, 2023
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New tick disease in Switzerland
Microbiologists from the University of Zurich have detected a new disease transmitted via tick bites. The patients suffered from fever, weight loss and malaise, but could be cured fully with a course of antibiotics. Thanks ...
Oct 31, 2012
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Tick season has arrived in the South. How to avoid bites and what to watch out for
It's tick season in the South, so you may want to be on the lookout.
Apr 15, 2022
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