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2 days ago · Mediterranean spotted fever (MRF ) is a tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii conori. It is transmitted mainly by the dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Although it is widely present in Mediterranean regions, its eco-epidemiology remains poorly understood, particularly with regard to its original reservoir and factors ...
4 days ago · Rickettsial and Related Infections; ... It explores the different tests performed, the significance of screening for infectious diseases, and the measures taken to ...
4 days ago · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), the most severe of the rickettsial infections, is characterized by sudden onset of fever, severe headache, myalgia, and a characteristic acral exanthem; it is associated with significant mortality particularly in children under age 4.
3 days ago · LDA made updates and enhancements to its prior system and has launched a new site to provide patients with information about doctors, other practitioners, testing labs, and pharmacies that are knowledgeable about chronic Lyme disease and often about many other tick-borne diseases (TBD).
5 days ago · FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Discovery Identifies “Don’t Eat Me” Protein that Allows Lyme Bacteria to Evade Body’s Immune Response Stanford University/MIT/UCSF study funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation offers new direction for tick-borne disease research, paving the way for potential new discoveries Palo Alto, CA, May 7, 2024—Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading...
2 days ago · Amblyomma americanum can transmit human monocytic ehrlichiosis, Heartland virus disease, and Bourbon virus disease through Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Heartland virus, or Bourbon virus. Dermacentor variabilis is known to transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever via Rickettsia rickettsia. Ixodes pacificus can transmit LD through Borrelia burgdorferi .
2 days ago · Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a natural focal disease transmitted mainly by tick bites, and the causative agent is SFTS virus (SFTSV). SFTS can rapidly progress to severe disease, with multiple-organ failure (MOF) manifestations such as shock, respiratory failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and death, but cases of SFTS patients with central nervous ...
