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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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
It's time to think about Lyme disease prevention
"There's no way I have Lyme disease," stated my friend's 70-year-old dad while helping carry my mattress into our new apartment last summer, "I wasn't bitten by a tick—"
Apr 6, 2022
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Researchers warn of tick-borne Heartland virus in US. What to know about the viral pathogen
The Heartland virus is circulating in ticks in Georgia, researchers warned in a study published last week.
Mar 23, 2022
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Heartland virus identified in lone star ticks in Georgia
Heartland virus is circulating in lone star ticks in Georgia, scientists at Emory University have found, confirming active transmission of the virus within the state. The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases published the ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Medical research
Tick saliva drug could ease chronic pain and itching in people
A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.
Mar 8, 2022
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Medical research
Tick saliva may offer a path to new therapies for inflammatory diseases
A recent study by Monash University has found that proteins found naturally in tick saliva, called evasins, can be modified to block the activity of important proteins in human inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, asthma ...
Feb 22, 2022
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World's first gene editing tools for ticks may help decrease tick-borne diseases
Reducing tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, may now be possible thanks to two new gene editing methods developed by researchers at Penn State; the University of Nevada, Reno; and the University of Maryland. The methods ...
Feb 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool emerging in fight against Lyme disease
As black-legged ticks crawl their way across Michigan, scientists hope a new vaccine in development could make their presence less menacing.
Jan 3, 2022
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New Wilderness Medical Society guidelines may help reduce tick-borne illness
The number of cases of tick-borne illnesses (TBIs) reported annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has more than doubled over the past two decades in the United States. An expert panel has developed ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Novel Lyme vaccine shows promise
Yale University researchers have developed a novel vaccine that in guinea pigs offers protection against infection by the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and may also combat other tick-borne diseases, they report Nov. ...
Nov 17, 2021
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