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Tick Bite Disease in California Leaves Three Dead
Six people in California reported infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, all of whom had visited Tecate, Mexico, just prior. YSPH Professor Peter Krause warns people to steer clear of tick-invested vegetation.
Source: Newsweek
29 Nov 2024
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How to Keep Tick Bites from Ruining Your Summer
More people in the U.S. are being diagnosed with tick-related diseases every year, but we don’t have to let that stop us from getting outdoors. YSPH's Dr. Peter Krause discusses tick-related illnesses, where the ticks are, and how to avoid them.
Source: Outside
11 Jul 2024
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Once called Nantucket fever, this nasty tick-borne illness is on the rise
Researchers are launching a clinical trial this month to test whether the anti-malaria drug tafenoquine, in combination with other drugs, can speed up recovery for people diagnosed with the tick-borne illness babesiosis.
Source: NPR
10 Jun 2024
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Antimalarial drug is effective against tick-borne infection babesiosis
For the tick-borne infection babesiosis, adding the antimalarial drug tafenoquine may be a lifesaver for vulnerable patients who relapse after standard treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
31 May 2024
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Woman Dies of Rare Powassan Virus in Rhode Island
A woman has died in Rhode Island after contracting a rare case of tick-borne Powassan virus disease.
Source: Newsweek
16 Aug 2023
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Many Factors Contribute To a Tickborne Threat
There has been an explosion of tickborne diseases in the United States. Just about all of them, most notably the big three—Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis—have seen a combined increase of about 25% between 2011 and 2019. Lyme disease, the most common tickborne disease in the United States, has increased about 44%, according to the CDC.
Source: Infectious Disease Special Edition
5 Jun 2023
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Tick-borne disease babesiosis now considered endemic in northern New England
Peter Krause, MD, senior research scientist in medicine (infectious diseases), talks about the growing prevalence of babesiosis in the Northeast.
Source: The Boston Globe
19 Mar 2023
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Babesiosis Cases Rise in the US. What You Should Know About This Tick-Borne Disease, According to Experts
Peter Krause, MD, senior research scientist in medicine (infectious diseases), points to several reasons for rising cases of babesiosis in the Northeast.
Source: NBC
17 Mar 2023
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A Tick-Borne Disease Is on the Rise in the Northeast, C.D.C. Reports
Babesiosis, which can cause flu-like symptoms, could be spreading because of rising temperatures and the growing deer population.
Source: The New York Times
16 Mar 2023
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Yale Lyme Disease vaccine among those in various stages of development
Yale researchers are in the early stages of designing a Lyme Disease vaccine that can recognize a tick's saliva.
Source: Fox 61 News
12 Aug 2022
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Lyme Disease vaccine in phase three trials
Lyme disease was discovered by scientists at Yale University in the 70’s, and with such a large deer population in New England, the need for finding a way to curb the disease has never been greater.
Source: WTNH News
9 Aug 2022
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14 percent of world population may have had Lyme disease, research finds
In a new analysis, Central Europe had the highest share of residents with Lyme disease antibodies — 21 percent — compared to 9 percent in North America.
Source: NBC News
13 Jun 2022
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Relative of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease “widespread” in New England
Evidence of a relative to the bacteria that causes Lyme disease has been detected in human blood samples across New England, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
24 Mar 2022
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Babesiosis, a dangerous tick-borne infection that attacks red blood cells, appears to be a growing problem
Jeff Naticchia wasn’t feeling well when he set off to work one Friday in late July 2017. The sales supervisor at Comcast was planning to work a half-day before a long-planned family weekend in Upstate New York. Instead, he called his wife, Crissy, from work and said to meet him at the emergency room. Something was wrong.
Source: The Washington Post
29 May 2021
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YSPH Scientist Oversees New Guidelines for Emerging Tick Disease
Babesiosis is a rapidly emerging tick-borne disease that threatens unsuspecting victims with moderate to severe illness.
30 Nov 2020
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Must-Know Vocab For Wuhan Coronavirus: From Droplets To Zoonotic
The world is being flooded with perhaps unfamiliar words and phrases in coverage of the newly discovered coronavirus — starting with the very word "coronavirus." (see below for definition).
Source: NPR
29 Jan 2020
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Yale Researchers Publish New Book: "Immunoepidemiology"
The textbook focuses on how differences in immune responses among individuals affect the epidemiology of infectious diseases, cancer, hypersensitivity, and autoimmunity.
20 Nov 2019
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Study Suggests Expanded Range for Emerging Tick-Borne Disease
Human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi, a tick-borne infection with some similarities to Lyme disease, were discovered in the eastern United States less than a decade ago. Now new research led by the Yale School of Public Health strongly suggests that the pathogen's geographic range is bicoastal, far larger than previously believed.
14 Feb 2018
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Widespread Borrelia miyamotoi Tick-borne Fever Found in US
Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD), a tick-borne infection that can cause more severe symptoms than Lyme disease, was first reported in the northeastern United States in 2013 but is becoming more common and should be considered in all areas where deer tick–transmitted infections are endemic, according to a case-series published online June 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: Medscape
15 Jun 2015
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Worse than Lyme? Another tick-borne infection sends people to hospital
As if Lyme disease weren't enough to worry about, a new study warns about another tick-borne disease infecting people in the U.S. — and the illness is more likely to land patients in the hospital.
Source: Health Today
9 Jun 2015