...unto Borreliosis that which is Borreliosis, including the newly recognized Miyamotoi form of borreliosis, spread by Lyme ticks–Ixodes scapularis– and render unto Lyme a simpler, and in the words of Dr. Allen Steere,... Read More »
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miyamotoiLYMEPOLICYWONK: NIH Tick Feeding Study Safety Risk Update
20
NOV
2011
...imes. Our latest letter focused on the newly identified pathogen, Borrelia miyamotoi, which can be transmitted to larval ticks through the mother's eggs. We asked the NIH to tell us what bacteria they test for in the larval ticks to... Read More »
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Ticks Transmit a World of Disease and Co-infections Into the Lives of Lyme Patients
18
SEP
2014
...onal tick-borne bacteria. For instance, it wasn’t until 2011 that Borrelia miyamotoi was first identified and recognized as a cause of disease by the CDC. Heartland virus was first identified by the CDC in 2014. A single bite... Read More »
NEWS: New tick-borne, Lyme-like disease discovered in US
21
JAN
2013
...n tick-borne pathogen causing an illness similar to Lyme disease. Borrelia miyamotoi was discovered in ticks in Japan in the 1990s. Later, in 2011, humans in Russia were found to be infected with it. The Yale study is the first to... Read More »
NEWS: Lyme disease more common in SF Bay Area than previously thought
26
FEB
2014
...ferent from the culprit known to cause Lyme disease – is being discovered in an increasing number of local parks and grasslands. Stanford researchers say they have found ticks infected with the newer strain, called Borrelia... Read More »
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