2023-07-19 12:38:12 DECRYPTION – This mite carries with it various pathogens capable of infecting humans, in addition to Lyme disease. In recent years, it has taken advantage of favorable conditions for its sustainability. Forests, cities and gardens, ticks are now everywhere. For several decades, certain ticks, mainly forest ticks, have been expanding in France, spreading … Read more
2023-06-26 16:30:00 From January to May, eight TBE cases were reported to the Ortenaukreis health department – that is more than in the same period of the previous four years. Evelyn Bressau, head of the health department, explains how to protect yourself from ticks. Beautiful weather and summery temperatures draw people into nature. Anyone returning … Read more
The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Valneva are currently developing a vaccine against tick-borne Lyme disease. A phase III study with 6,000 subjects in several countries will start soon. With Pfizer and Valneva, two pharmaceutical companies are currently developing a vaccine against ticks transmitted Lyme disease. A randomized and placebo-controlled phase III study with 6,000 subjects … Read more
news by Ilse Romahn (19.07.2022) Ticks aren’t just annoying. They can also transmit infectious diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme disease. Important to know: Lyme disease can also cause inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. Laboratory tests help to diagnose TBE and the neurological consequences of a Borrelia infection, … Read more
<div id="firstBodyDiv" data-bind-html-content-type="article" data-bind-html-compile="article.body" data-first-article-body=" The study, which was published in the journal "Global Health" Central Europe has the highest infection rate at 20 percent, while men over 50 who live in rural areas are most at risk. The study pointed out that the condition is rarely fatal, and results from the bites of people … Read more
RTL> March 24, 2022 – 10:14 am Clock Scientists at Emory University in Atlanta have found out: In the US state of Georgia, the heartland virus, which is dangerous for humans, spreads via the so-called single star tick (Amblyomma americanum), which gets its name from the star-shaped white spot on its back. What is Heartland … Read more
The heartland virus is a newly emerged infectious disease that has not yet been well researched, explains study leader Professor Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec in a press release from the university. “We’re trying to stay ahead of this virus by learning everything we can about it before it potentially becomes a bigger problem.” In their study, the … Read more
Fever, joint pain, headaches (…): these symptoms, which are as frequent as they are debilitating, can be linked to Lyme disease transmitted by ticks. The High Authority for Health has just published a guide to better guide patients. 91 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This is the annual incidence rate of Lyme disease in France. This … Read more