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Oct 5, 2022 · The Lone Star tick — found in south-central, southeastern and eastern coastal states — is the primary carrier of bacteria causing ehrlichiosis. Black-legged ticks, commonly called deer ticks, in the Upper Midwest are less common carriers. Anaplasmosis is caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
Lone star tick a concern, but not for Lyme disease. Many people, even health care providers, can be confused about whether the lone star tick causes Lyme disease. It does not. Patients bitten by lone star ticks will occasionally develop a circular rash similar to the rash of early Lyme disease.
May 23, 2020 · 1. Alpha-gal syndrome. While this isn’t technically a disease, the lone star tick is most famous for its ability to spur a red meat allergy. Alpha-gal is a form of sugar found in red meat,...
Oct 5, 2023 · Last Reviewed: October 5, 2023. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) Information on ticks and tickborne disease.
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Sep 11, 2023 · Studies suggest that Lone Star ticks can transmit the virus. It is unknown if the virus may be found in other areas of the U.S. Lyme disease is transmitted by the blacklegged tick ( Ixodes scapularis) in the northeastern U.S. and upper midwestern U.S. and the western blacklegged tick ( Ixodes pacificus) along the Pacific coast.
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Sep 10, 2021 · The recently described Bourbon and Heartland viruses are likely transmitted by the Lone Star tick and are just two of the several novel tick-borne pathogens discovered in recent decades. The review will focus on these two viruses that can cause illness with similar characteristics to other diseases transmitted by the Lone Star tick.
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Jan 21, 2021 · These pathogens include several distinct bacterial agents that cause ehrlichiosis and tularensis in humans and dogs, a protozoal agent that causes cytauxzoonosis in cats, and emerging viruses such as Heartland, Bourbon, and Tacaribe.
