Warm temperatures mean ticks are active: What to know
The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
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What is babesiosis? The parasitic infection that 'eats' your red blood cells
Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.
Invasive tick spreads across more Connecticut counties
Of the thousands of ticks collected across Connecticut last year, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says ...
New London County tick populations continue to grow
Ticks that can spread diseases that afflict people, including Lyme disease, continue to proliferate in Connecticut, the latest findings from a multiyear tick surveillance program show. On Monday, the ...
Tick activity surges in Maine with arrival of warmer weather
Deer tick activity surged this week as warmer weather stirred the Lyme-disease carrying arachnids out of their dormant winter ...
Case study: Bartonella and Babesia found in brain tissue of child with seizures
In a recent case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and ...
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What to Know About Babesiosis, a Tick-Borne Disease That's on the Rise
The parasitic illness is spread by the same ticks that carry Lyme disease By Kevin Loria If you spot a blacklegged tick crawling up your leg—or worse, attached to your skin—you might be ...
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Child's Seizures Linked to Bartonella, Babesia in Brain
In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and ...
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Case study: Bartonella, babesia, found in brain tissue of child with seizures
In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...