Media Coverage Affects How People Perceive Threat Of Disease Nov 4, 2008
Five were medical disorders that have been highly prevalent in the recent print media anthrax, SARS, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and avian flu and five were medical disorders that have not often been present in current media: Tularemia, human babesiosis, yellow fever, Lassa fever and hantavirus. Two groups of students, undergraduate and medical students, were asked to rate how serious, how prevalent, and how "disease-like" various conditions were. (Science Daily)
Media Affects Public Perception of Infectious Diseases Nov 4, 2008
Five of the diseases have received recent high-profile media coverage -- anthrax, SARS, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and avian flu -- while the other five haven't received much attention -- Tularemia, human babesiosis, yellow fever, Lassa fever and hantavirus. The researchers found "that a single incident reported in the media can cause great public concern if it is interpreted to mean that the potential risk is difficult to control, as with the possibility of a pandemic like in the case of... (MEDLINEplus)
Scientists: Global Warming May Spread 'Deadly Dozen' Diseases Oct 10, 2008
Babesiosis: A tick-borne disease that is increasingly a problem for humans. Climate change is thought to have aided a tick boom among lions and buffalo in East Africa. (FOXNews)
Deadly by the Dozen: 12 Diseases Climate Change May Make Worse Oct 8, 2008
Babesiosis: This malarialike disease carried by ticks is endemic in the tropics, but has cropped up everywhere from Italy to Long Island, N.Y. It is rare in humans at present and seldom deadly (treatable with antibiotics) but may become more problematic as the globe warms, providing more welcoming environments. This bacterium thrives in warmer waters and causes diarrhea so severe that it can kill within a week. (Scientific American)
Climate Change Boosts 'Deadly Dozen' Diseases Oct 8, 2008
Deadly Dozen' Reports Diseases Worsened By Climate Change. Deadly Dozen' Reports Diseases Worsened By Climate Change. (Science Daily)
Still in the Lyme Light Oct 3, 2008
The smoking tractate in all this is "The Clinical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America." As a guideline promulgated by a professional society, it continues a fashion that became the rage about 15 years ago when HMOs insisted that treatments be standardized. Rather than have the HMOs set the rules, professional societies, for reasons of pride, cash, and... (Slate)
Lyme disease cases continue to rise on Nantucket Sep 4, 2008
The reported cases of babesiosis climbed from 53 last year to 59 so far this year; the 15 cases of ehrlichiosis last year rose to 17. Those diagnoses can be tougher to make, said Matyas, and their symptoms are probably less recognizable to patients. (Boston Globe)
Capturing Deer Safely With Minimal Trauma Using New Apparatus Aug 11, 2008
While this device is not yet ready for commercial farmers, it is currently being used by personnel with the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, operated by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to reestablish and maintain eradication of cattle fever ticks and the potentially fatal Texas cattle fever, also known as bovine babesiosis, from U.S. cattle herds. The device was constructed at the Kerrville lab, with the assistance of students from the Boerne (Texas) High School welding... (Science Daily)
Five Tick Diseases You Should Know About Jul 24, 2008
Babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and human granulocytic anaplasmosis are just a few of the other tick-borne illnesses that are lurking in wooded and grassy areas ... If there were a Tick Channel, and it showed a map of the country, viewers might see tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, babesiosis and human anaplasmosis plaguing the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and upper Midwestern regions of the U.S., Mather said ... "Most people don t want to cover themselves with bug... (Fox News)
Disease is migrating. Jul 14, 2008
Like the better-known Lyme, babesiosis is a tick-borne illness ... Babesiosis is a newly recognized disease that is emerging in areas with high rates of Lyme disease ... Babesiosis first was recognized in the United States on Nantucket Island, Mass. (NJ.com -- Times)
Lyme Disease and Ticks: Jul 13, 2008
Almost 20% carry the agent for Babesiosis or Ehrlichiosis, and half of this second group carries two of the three agents. As treatments are different, doctors often test for all three agents when a patient presents an infection after a tick bite. (Suite101.com)
What is Lyme disease? Jun 13, 2008
"One is babesiosis. It's not a bacteria. It's protozoan. It invades the red cells. The other big one is anaplasmosis, another tick-born disease, with flu-like symptoms. It's a small bacteria that causes it. It invades the white cell.". There have certainly been cases of dual infection he adds. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Beware ticks this summer May 21, 2008
Human anaplasmosis (HA), a bacterial disease, nearly doubled since 2005, and babesiosis, a malaria-like infection, increased by 33 ... Symptoms of HA and babesiosis include high fever, chills, headache and muscle aches. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
2007 was a record year for tick-born diseases in Minn. May 17, 2008
The department says that in 2007 there were 1,239 cases of Lyme disease, 322 cases of human anaplasmosis (ah-neh-plaz-MOE-sis) and 24 cases of babesiosis (beh-bee-zee-OH-sis). The numbers all surpassed the records set in 2006. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Tackling Ticks & Lyme Disease, Romaine Pushes For $$ For 4-Poster Program Feb 28, 2008
Aside from Lyme disease, cases of babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, tularemia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are common. Despite being the most infamous of the tick-related plagues, Lyme disease is relatively young, having been first diagnosed in 1975, Haughie said. (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Tick trackersCount targets spread of Lyme disease Dec 6, 2007
The parasites will be tested for the bacteria that causes Lyme, ehrlichiosis and babesiosis. According to the state Department of Public Health, babesiosis is a newly recognized disease emerging in areas with high rates of Lyme disease ... Last year, six cases of babesiosis and 10 cases of ehrlichiosis were reported in Fairfield County, according to the state health department. (Greenwich Time)
Families affected by Lyme disease attend forum Oct 22, 2007
Subsequently, his knees swelled from babesiosis and bartonella, two infections that frequently accompany Lyme, and he spent his first-grade year in a wheelchair. "He missed 37 days of school last year," his mother said. (Newsday -- Columnists)
Autumn raises threat of ticks Oct 13, 2007
This raises concerns about Lyme disease infection, as well as the incidence of two other diseases that can be transmitted to humans through tick bites: ehrlichiosis and babesiosis ... Babesiosis is a malaria-like illness ... Dr. Ramani said that cases of ehrlichiosis have increased in the county, but "fortunately we have very little babesiosis." To contact reporter Diana Ladden, email. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Blood donor pool shrinking Sep 24, 2007
- Babesiosis or Chagas victims. - Users of Tegison for psoriasis. (Scranton Times, PA)
Lifeline: Preventing Tick-Borne Disease Aug 11, 2007
There were a record 186 cases of Erlichia confirmed in Minnesota in 2005, compared to 918 cases of Lyme Disease and infrequent cases of the malaria-like Babesiosis (approximately 20) ... There were a record 186 cases of Erlichia confirmed in Minnesota in 2005, compared to 918 cases of Lyme Disease and infrequent cases of the malaria-like Babesiosis. (WCCO.com, MN)
How to protect yourself from West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes Jul 20, 2007
"Lyme disease, babesiosis, and human granulocytic anaplasmosis are tick-borne disease risks in much of New England," Wikel says. "Repellents with DEET and clothing treated with permethrin provide protection against ticks. If possible, wear long pants with the cuffs tucked into socks. Wear light colored clothing to make spotting ticks easier and be sure to check for ticks on your skin after outdoor activity." Wikel is one of the world's leading researchers of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Minnesota expects record numbers of tick diseases Jul 10, 2007
Minnesota health officials expect to top last year's record number of 914 Lyme disease cases, 177 cases of human anaplasmosis and 18 cases of babesiosis, another tick-borne disease. "I expect the numbers will only go up," said Melissa Kemperman, an epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Deer-tick population down Jun 26, 2007
Deer ticks transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Thomas Mather, professor of entomology and director of URI s Center for Vector Borne Disease, said that the survey of tick populations is finding that 60 percent of the sites surveyed have fewer ticks than last year. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Lyme disease on the rise Jun 16, 2007
Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, et al. The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:1089--134. (Food Consumer)
Tick dangers touted in R.I. Jun 3, 2007
Other tick-borne diseases include babesiosis, a malaria-like infection that can be fatal and was first diagnosed on Nantucket in the 1970s, and anaplasmosis, which can cause fever, chills, and a range of other symptoms. "It looked like I had chicken pox all over my legs and arms . . . and it itched so much," said Erin Chaleski, 43, of East Greenwich, R.I. Chaleski was attending yesterday's event with her friend, Cathy Gagnon, 38, of Norwich, Conn. (Boston Globe)
A Woman with Relapsing Fevers and Recent Onset of Dyspnea May 31, 2007
She was admitted to another hospital 1 month later, and examination of a peripheral-blood smear disclosed parasites that were consistent with babesiosis ... Antibiotic Therapy for Babesiosis ... Persistent or Relapsing Babesiosis. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Deer ticks are back in force May 10, 2007
The Minnesota Department of Health is emphasizing two other diseases a bacterial disease called human anaplasmosis and a protozoan infection called babesiosis that also are spread by deer ticks and have become more common. Geske said cases of both diseases have been identified in the area, but in relatively small numbers compared with Lyme disease. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Two more diseases linked to deer tick May 6, 2007
The tiny black-legged ticks also spread human anaplasmosis, a bacterial disease first recognized in Minnesota and western Wisconsin in 1993, and babesiosis, a protozoan infection ... The signs and symptoms of babesiosis, which also include fatigue, headache and loss of appetite, may go away without treatment but some cases may be severe, said Melissa Kemperman, a vector-borne disease epidemiologist with the Health Department ... Eighteen cases of babesiosis were reported in Minnesota last year,... (Winona Daily News, MN)
More of this story Apr 19, 2007
Ticks in California can carry other germs that cause diseases in humans, such as anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Horton offered the following steps to reduce exposure to tick bites. (Malibu Times, CA)
State official subpoenas infectious disease group Feb 8, 2007
GP Wormser et al, "The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of America," Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006;43:1089-1134. M Frey et al, "Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in muscle of patients with chronic myalgia related to lyme disease," Am J Med 1998;104, 591-594. (The Scientist)
