Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films
Eye on Innovation features exciting advances taking place at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. This monthly series shines a spotlight on recently developed tests and highlights how Mayo Clinic translates ideas and discoveries into testing resources that improve diagnosis and care for patients across the globe. ______________________________________________ It ’s long been known that Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick (otherwise known as the deer tick). The understanding for many years was… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 12, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Lyme borreliosis and associations with mental disorders and suicidal behavior: a nationwide Danish cohort study - Fallon BA, Madsen T, Erlangsen A, Benros ME.
OBJECTIVE: Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne infectious disease that may confer an increased risk of mental disorders, but previous studies have been hampered by methodological limitations, including small sample sizes. The authors used a nationwide retrosp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
SUNDAY, July 25, 2021 -- When you ' re heading outdoors this summer, keep an eye out for ticks during and after your outing, health experts say.
These common parasites can transmit Lyme disease, a potentially serious illness.
Lyme disease is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Amid recent tick population surge in CNY, U. S. Rep. Katko highlights efforts to combat tick-borne illness like those underway at Upstate Medical
One element of Upstate's work on Lyme disease and ticks is it's wildly successful tick identification program. Since April, more than 13,000 ticks have been sent to Upstate, with nearly one-third carrying some sort of infectious disease. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - July 20, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Brandon Jutras receives Emerging Leader Award to advance Lyme disease research
(Virginia Tech) The awards are designed to support established and up-and-coming scientists who have identified new and defined approaches to improve diagnostics or therapeutics for Lyme disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Updated'Be tick aware' toolkit: Raising awareness of the potential risk posed by ticks and tick-borne disease in England
This updated toolkit provides background information on ticks, Lyme disease risk, how to improve awareness of ticks and mitigate against tick-borne diseases through the promotion of Public Health England ' s key message which is to ' be tick aware ' . (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
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Source: NIH News in Health - July 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Las garrapatas y la enfermedad de Lyme: s íntomas, tratamiento y prevención
La enfermedad de Lyme est á proliferando. ¿Cómo puede prevenirla? ¿Cuáles son los síntomas y qué debe hacer si cree haberla contraído? (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 22, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
We Used to Have a Lyme Disease Vaccine. Are We Ready to Bring One Back?
At my animal hospital in upstate New York, an epicenter of the U.S. tick epidemic, my dog Fawn lets out a whimper as the veterinarian injects her with her annual Lyme disease shot. I roll my eyes. She doesn’t know how good she has it.
The injection means that if a tick bites her (and in rural New York, a tick always does), the creepy crawly will feast on dog blood that’s been supercharged with a Lyme bacteria-killing substance, and Lyme disease won’t be transmitted to Fawn.
I wish I could be shot up with that superpower. Currently, there is no human vaccine for Lyme disease—even though more than two...
Source: TIME: Health - June 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mandy Oaklander Tags: Uncategorized Disease feature Source Type: news
A Quick Tour of the New Lyme Disease Guideline A Quick Tour of the New Lyme Disease Guideline
Dr Paul Auwaerter highlights the major changes in this guideline, which was a collaboration of the IDSA, AAN, and ACR.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Updates in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lyme Disease Updates in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lyme Disease
Recent guidance from several specialty societies can answers many patients ' questions and aid clinical decision-making regarding tick bites.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Are Turning Up On California's Beaches
The blood-sucking critters are capable of thriving along the western coast, according to new research. Though experts don't exactly know how they're picking up the bacteria that causes the illness.(Image credit: James Gathany/AP) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - June 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Vanessa Romo Source Type: news
Ticks on a 'quest' for blood at California's beaches. Is Lyme disease a rising risk?
Lyme disease-carrying ticks usually found in woodlands and fields are spreading along California's beaches, carried by an unknown host. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - June 6, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Susanne Rust Source Type: news
