GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Health officials are urging people to protect themselves from a certain type of tick that can carry Lyme disease. The blacklegged, or deer tick, can carry the disease and nymphs are often out during late spring to early summer. According to Brian Hartl, an epidemiologist for the Kent County Health Department, the nymphs are currently out … Read More
7 Hidden Ways You May Put Yourself at Risk of Lyme Disease (via Healthline)
A record number of cases of tick-borne diseases were reported by state and local health departments in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lyme disease is rising as one of the most common tick-borne illnesses. Source: Healthline
3 Hawaii island visitors confirmed to have contracted rat lungworm disease (via Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
The state Health Department has received confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of three unrelated cases of rat lungworm disease diagnosed in visitors to Hawaii island. Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser
May 17 Pharmacy Week in Review: Preventing Allergens From Building Up, Use of Chemotherapy Expected to Increase (via r20.rs6.net)
This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can’t miss for the busy pharmacy professional. Source: r20.rs6.net
Here’s how one scientist is working to protect North Texans from mosquito-borne illnesses like West Nile
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Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Health Department trap
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Which tick bite can send you to the emergency room?
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Experts predict busy tick season (via WNYT NewsChannel 13)
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