tick borne disease
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Here Are Some Other Emerging Diseases to Keep You Up at Night
The last few years has made it abundantly clear that infectious diseases are not some abstract public health threat — they’re an ever-present and often unpredictable danger. We’re now in year three of the covid-19 pandemic, caused by the then-novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In May 2022, outbreaks of monkeypox began circulating across multiple countries, raising the…
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Scientists Made a Map of the Nasty Diseases Ticks Can Give You
It may be winter in the U.S., but it’s always a good time to refresh your innate fear of the creepy crawlies that make us sick. In a new paper this week, John Hopkins researchers have detailed the creation of their Lyme and tickborne disease dashboard. The project provides an easy-to-navigate map tracking the spread…
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An Emerging Tickborne Disease Is Gaining Steam in New York
An emerging disease spread by ticks is becoming a substantial public health threat in New York State, researchers warn in a new study out this month. The study found that human cases of anaplasmosis have dramatically increased in the state over the past decade, and ticks are found to be carrying the bacteria responsible for…
