Oils from garlic and other common herbs and medicinal plants are showing promise in the lab for treating the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, and may prove especially useful in treating those who continue to have symptoms after antibiotic treatment, Johns Hopkins University researchers have found. Source: Spokesman.com
Low tick counts in southeastern Mass. mystify researchers (via capecodtimes.com)
ORLEANS — Before hunters bring down a deer by bow or gun, ticks typically have already made a meal from the living creature. An individual Source: capecodtimes.com
New, deadly tick could be headed for Georgia (via ajc)
Tick season in Georgia is a year-round concern, which has state health officials expressing growing… Source: ajc
Borelli introduces bill to create standard protocol for responding to tick bites at city schools (via silive.com)
“What if a student was outdoors with their family over the weekend and approaches the school nurse on Monday with a bullseye rash? We need systems in place, and this legislation is going to make sure each and every school is provided with the tools and the information they need to keep our kids safe,” Borelli said. Source: silive.com
Loyola researchers discover Zika antibodies (via WGN-TV)
CHICAGO — Â Researchers from Chicagoâs Loyola University Medical Center may have come up with a way to fight the Zika virus. Researchers found antibodies to fight the life altering virus. They said the antibodies can be used to both detect and treat the mosquito-borne disease. When pregnant women are infected with Zika it causes birth defects and potentially deadly complications … Read More
New Middletown man battling West Nile virus back in U.S. (via Leslie Barrett)
A New Middletown family is thankful that their father is now back on American soil. Source: Leslie Barrett
Newly Discovered Human Monoclonal Antibody Protects Mice from West Nile Virus | Medicine | Sci-News.com (via Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com)
A research team led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists has isolated a human monoclonal antibody that can âneutralizeâ the West Nile virus. Source: Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com
NJ group asks Congress to ramp up war on Lyme disease (via New Jersey 101.5)
A new report urges federal lawmakers to do more to prevent the spread of a serious illness that is frequently misdiagnosed and left untreated. Source: New Jersey 101.5
Missourians need to watch out for tickborne illnesses during mild winter weather (via Lexi Spivak, KY3/KSPR News )
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show tickborne diseases are again on the rise, even during winter months. Source: Lexi Spivak, KY3/KSPR News
New diagnosis is Jacksonville’s 11th West Nile virus case this year (via WJXT)
An additional human case of West Nile Virus was confirmed in Duval County, bringing the total number of cases this year to 11, the Florida Department of Health said. Source: WJXT
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