2023-11-14 16:12:00 (CNN) – Asian longhorned ticks are spreading across the United States. Researchers said the invasive species arrived in the Western Hemisphere in 2017, but they are now sounding the alarm after three cows in Ohio died from tens of thousands of bites. According to an analysis published in the Journal of Medical Entomologyscientists … Read more
2023-11-14 16:12:00 (CNN) – Asian longhorned ticks are spreading across the United States. Researchers said the invasive species arrived in the Western Hemisphere in 2017, but they are now sounding the alarm after three cows in Ohio died from tens of thousands of bites. According to an analysis published in the Journal of Medical Entomologyscientists … Read more
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
Ticks have already woken up this spring, so it’s time to start looking out for them. Toma Gečienė, a pharmacist at “Eurovaistinės”, says that although people are well acquainted with tick-borne encephalitis, they usually come to get vaccinated only after encountering this disease in their close environment – when a relative, colleague or neighbor falls … 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
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