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)
Columbus man recovering from bout with Rocky Mountain spotted fever Aug 4, 2008
This lasted about 3 days and then they came up with a diagnosis of Ehrlichiosis, which is very similar to RMSF, but here in Tennessee we have different kinds of ticks that carry different diseases. They are especially native to this specific area in Tennessee. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
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 ... In the Ozark Plateau, home to states like Missouri and Arkansas, you'd see Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis ... "Most people don t want to cover themselves with bug spray, and bug repellent with DEET really doesn t work. It does a good job of keeping mosquitoes away. Not ticks, though. Just because... (Fox News)
Keep ticks at bay Jul 20, 2008
Diseases they commonly carry include Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and rabbit fever (tularemia). Symptoms may include flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, body aches or a rash. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Creepy-crawlies making trouble Jul 16, 2008
EHRLICHIOSIS: This disease is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever and is usually associated with the same early symptoms, including sudden fever, headache, muscle pain and sometimes a rash. The disease is also treated with antibiotics, and can be fatal without prompt medical attention. (News & Observer)
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)
Avoid ticks and tick-borne illnesses Jun 28, 2008
Ticks can be carriers of several diseases, including tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease. While not common every year, a few Missourians become ill from tick bites. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
What is Lyme disease? Jun 13, 2008
"Babesia, ehrlichiosis, bartonella, they are all carried by the same black-legged tick, but they are very different diseases," he said. Simply put, Lyme disease is a bacteria transmitted by the tick, says Griffith. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Summertime in Tennessee — The season of the TICK Jun 10, 2008
More ticks mean more tick-related illnesses such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease and ehrlichiosis ... Lone star ticks and dog ticks both carry both Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis, the two most common tick related illnesses in the state ... According to statistics from the Tennessee Department of Health, so far this year three people have been diagnosed with ehrlichiosis, seven with Lyme and 12 with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Warm weather signals tick season's start Jun 5, 2008
When traveling in areas with lone star ticks (which are associated with Southern tick-associated rash illness, ehrlichiosis, and possibly Rocky Mountain spotted fever) you should examine your feet and ankles to ensure that ticks are not attached. Avoid tick-infested areas. (The Daily Reflector)
Tick bite doesn't slow down Tom Louden May 24, 2008
It was during one of those marathons though, that the ehrlichiosis hit ... His illness was at first thought to be dehydration, but University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics doctors quickly diagnosed it as ehrlichiosis, a tick-born disease ... Ehrlichiosis causes flu-like symptoms, including fever, nausea, headache and soreness. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
Goose Island deer hunt on again for 2008 May 17, 2008
Lichtie said the two previous hunts have gone safely, though a mentor who helps disabled hunters believes he contracted ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease new to the Midwest, from deer killed on Goose Island. After this year s managed hunt, the Goose Island task force plans to develop a comprehensive, multi-year deer management plan, Lichtie said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Health officials urge vigilance, protection May 4, 2008
Also last year, ACCHU had one reported instance of ehrlichiosis, another tick-borne disease. The CDC stated symptoms of ehrlichiosis may resemble other various infectious and non-infectious diseases ... It is possible that many individuals infected with ehrlichiosis do not become ill, or develop mild symptoms. (Mexico Ledger, MO)
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)
Hepatitis C Top Illness to Sicken County Jan 23, 2008
Three cases of Ehrlichiosis were confirmed in 2007, an increase of two from the year before. A total of seven cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever were confirmed in 2007, which was an increase of two from 2006. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Tick trackersCount targets spread of Lyme disease Dec 6, 2007
The parasites will be tested for the bacteria that causes Lyme, ehrlichiosis and babesiosis ... Ehrlichiosis causes fever, fatigue, muscle aches and nausea ... Last year, six cases of babesiosis and 10 cases of ehrlichiosis were reported in Fairfield County, according to the state health department. (Greenwich Time)
Antibody Responses In Patients With Lyme Arthritis Dec 4, 2007
26, 1999) Yale and state scientists have developed a new, simpler and more reliable blood test to detect a recently discovered disease called ehrlichiosis, which is carried by deer ticks. The test will make it. (Science Daily)
High Number of Two Food-Borne Illnesses Reported Nov 6, 2007
Retailers are hanging up their Christmas decorations, but families are still putting away their pumpkins. When does the Christmas season begin for your family. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
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 ... While dog ticks do not carry Lyme disease, they may carry the bacterial infection called ehrlichiosis ... Ehrlichiosis was first identified in dogs in Algeria in 1935. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Don’t let ticks take away from your time in the outdoors Sep 29, 2007
Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME) is endemic to Arkansas and is transmitted by the (lone star tick) ... Another unnamed bacterium that is transmitted by the (black legged tick) is Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE). (Truman Democrat, AR)
Increase in number of mammal bites reported Sep 7, 2007
The second quarter also saw an increase in tick-related reports, including one reported case of ehrlichiosis, and three occurrences of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. On August 29, Emily Powell, a 15-year-old Boone County resident from Centralia, died of ehrlichiosis, a rare but treatable tick-borne disease ... The one reported case of ehrlichiosis in Audrain County was reported in June, and Lowrance said the individual was successfully treated. (Mexico Ledger, MO)
Centralia teen dies from tick-borne disease Sep 1, 2007
The cause of death was ehrlichiosis, a bacterial illness ... Symptoms of ehrlichiosis include fever, headache, fatigue and muscle aches, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control ... State officials reported 117 cases of ehrlichiosis through mid-August, nearly three times the annual average. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Health officials warn residents regarding tick-borne diseases Aug 18, 2007
According to data gathered by the state's Department of Health and Senior Services, recent data indicates that reports of ehrlichiosis has risen to 133 cases in Missouri, compared to the five-year median of 49 cases for the comparable two-quarter period ... Ehrlichiosis, lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are each tick-borne illnesses ... In Audrain County, through July 30, there has been one reported case this year of ehrlichiosis reported to the Audrain County-City Health Unit. (Mexico Ledger, MO)
Officials urge caution Aug 14, 2007
According to DHSS data, reports of ehrlichiosis continue to remain elevated compared with case counts over the previous five years. As of July 30, reports of ehrlichiosis had risen to 100 cases, compared with the five-year median of 38 cases for the same period. (Maryville Daily Forum, MO)
How to Protect Your Dog and Family From Tick-Borne Disease Jul 21, 2007
Canine ehrlichiosis is commonly transmitted by the brown dog tick and the lone star tick. Early stage symptoms may include fever, lack of appetite, depression and weight loss. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Tick-borne diseases are on the rise, Columbia man learned it can be serious Jul 17, 2007
A doctor diagnosed his condition as ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease, and prescribed a regimen of antibiotics ... Fifty-six cases of ehrlichiosis have been reported in Missouri as of July 2, more than double the total number of cases reported in 2006 ... The lone star tick can transit STARI or Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, tularemia or rabbit fever, and ehrlichiosis. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
Area seeing high tick population Jul 3, 2007
There are four main ones: ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia and STARI, which stands for Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness ... Houseman said as of June 1, there have been 16 cases of ehrlichiosis reported with the yearly average being nine and 54 reported cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, up from an average of 22. (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
Health officials: Be wary of insect-borne illnesses Jun 25, 2007
This time, testing showed Branstetter had ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease that developed into meningitis ... Like Branstetter, it took several visits before doctors recognized that Ellen also had ehrlichiosis, which led to acute liver failure ... It's not the tick bite that causes illnesses such as ehrlichiosis or Lyme disease, said Dr. Howard Pue, the state's public health veterinarian. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Health Department reports rise in tick-borne diseases Jun 22, 2007
According to a written release from the Health Department, cases of suspected and confirmed "tick-borne rickettsial diseases, including ehrlichiosis/anaplasmosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever have increased in Missouri compared to the previous five years.". The Health Department said ticks can transmit a number of diseases, including lyme disease and lyme-like disease, bacteria-caused illnesses from an infected deer tick and treatable with antibiotics; ehrlichiosis, a bacterial disease; Rocky... (Carthage Press, MO)
Todd recovering from unusual tick experience Jun 20, 2007
Todd feared the symptoms were related to another medication he was taking, but because he had been hunting recently and had been bitten by a tick, the emergency room doctor suspected the bite had infected Todd with either Lyme Disease or ehrlichiosis. The doctor determined that Todd had ehrlichiosis, a relatively new type of tick disease, according to Lee County Health Department Community Health Director Michelle Ross ... e said he's seen two or three people besides me with ehrlichiosis this... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Tick population on the rise Jun 15, 2007
Sixteen cases of ehrlichiosis have been reported so far, compared to an average of nine cases per year for the same period over the past five years ... Maserang said St. Francois County has had one case of ehrlichiosis reported this year, compared to one case reported in 2006 and two cases reported in 2005. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Seven-year-old Girl Dies From Tick Bite Jun 13, 2007
The Carys, who have a 15-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter, said they don't blame the doctor who treated Ellen initially because ehrlichiosis mimics common illnesses. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint pain, fatigue and sometimes a rash. (Fox News)
Death prompts public health officials to warn Missourians about tick-borne diseases Jun 13, 2007
erious complications from ehrlichiosis are rare, but a death like this - of an otherwise healthy child - is a solemn reminder of the importance of avoiding tick bites to reduce the risk of getting a tick-borne disease, Public Health Veterinarian Howard Pue said ... Sixteen cases of ehrlichiosis have been reported so far, compared to an average of nine cases per year for the same time period over the past five years. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
County shows fewer Lyme cases, local health official disagrees Jun 13, 2007
Cases of another tick-borne disease, ehrlichiosis, rose significantly in the county in 2006: 10, more than all cases of the bacterial disease since 2001. We re seeing more activity with that tick, Geske said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Family speaks out on child's death from tick bite Jun 12, 2007
But on May 23, doctors determined Ellen had ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease that had triggered the HLH. She died that afternoon. The Carys, who have a 15-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter, said they don't blame the doctor who treated Ellen initially because ehrlichiosis mimics common illnesses. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Reports of Tick-Borne Illnesses Continue to Rise in County, State Jun 9, 2007
A young girl from northeastern Missouri died May 23 from an infection caused by ehrlichiosis, a tick-carried disease, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) ... Cases of ehrlichiosis have nearly doubled ... Ehrlichiosis is spread by a variety of ticks including the Lone Star tick, American dog tick and deer tick. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Health official warns of tick danger Jun 9, 2007
A tick-borne illness already has claimed the life a northwest-Missouri child, who died at St. Louis Children s Hospital on May 23 from ehrlichiosis, a disease related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. We did get a press release from the state saying that there had been a child who died from tick-borne illness, Waltman said. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
OFFICIALS WARN ABOUT TICK-BORNE DISEASE Jun 8, 2007
Tests indicate the child was infected with Ehrlichiosis, a disease related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Serious complications from ehrlichiosis are rare, but a death like this in an otherwise healthy child is a solemn reminder of the importance of AVOIDING tick bites to reduce the risk of getting tick-borne diseases ... There have been Sixteen cases of ehrlichiosis ; 54 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever; 2 cases of tularemia; and 10 cases of Lyme-like disease. (Macon Chronicle-Herald, MO)
by TIM HARE ACCHU releases quarterly health report Jun 8, 2007
There were no cases of ehrlichiosis or Rocky Mountain spotted fever reported in the county in the quarter according to the communicable disease data ... A child from the northeast section of Missouri died last month as a result of ehrlichiosis. (Mexico Ledger, MO)
Hidden danger threatens Missourians Jun 6, 2007
e primarily see four tick-related diseases in Missouri including tularemia, ehrlichiosis, Southern tick associated rash illness (STARI) and Rocky Mounted spotted fever ... Tularemia usually causes lymph node swelling near the tick bite, while ehrlichiosis can lead to a persistent fever and headache. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Tick-Borne Illnesses Reported To County Health Department May 31, 2007
At least six different human tick-borne diseases have been reported in the state: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, Q-fever, Lyme or a Lyme-like disease and a new emerging disease, southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) ... Dog ticks, deer ticks and Lone Star ticks spread ehrlichiosis. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Google Searches Out the Diagnoses, Stat Nov 11, 2006
They cited a case of ehrlichiosis for which Google suggested amyotrophy, vasculitis diagnosed by Google as uveitis, and a rare presentation of endometriosis that Google suggested was tuberous sclerosis. Before reading the NEJM's diagnosis, the researchers examined the top 30 to 50 search results from Google using search terms selected from the article. (MedPage Today)
Scientists Identify Immune System Trigger For Fighting Lyme Disease Aug 24, 2006
(September 15, 1998) -- As two drug companies are racing for approval of a new vaccine to prevent Lyme disease, a similarly dangerous tick-borne illness, ehrlichiosis, is quickly spreading in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic. . (Science Daily)
Doctors monitor progress of Lyme disease Jul 26, 2006
Doctors there have also treated two cases of ehrlichiosis, another tick-borne illness that only recently appeared in the state ... Lyme disease, named for the Connecticut community where it was first observed in the 1970s, and ehrlichiosis are transmitted by bacteria left when ticks attach themselves to a person s skin. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Doctors monitoring Lyme disease cases in central Wisconsin Jul 23, 2006
Doctors there have also treated two cases of ehrlichiosis, another tick-borne illness that only recently appeared in the state, this year ... Lyme disease, named for the Connecticut community where it was first observed in the 1970s, and ehrlichiosis are transmitted by bacteria left when ticks attach themselves to a person's skin. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Warm weather brings out disease-causing critters Jul 23, 2006
Another tick-borne disease is ehrlichiosis, which also is caused by bacteria ... "The reasons (people) should be concerned about ticks is primarily Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis," he said ... The state health department recorded one case last year of ehrlichiosis, and none so far this year. (The Daily Reflector)
Locals Urged To Watch For Tick-Borne Illnesses Jul 21, 2006
Some of those diseases include ehrlichiosis, he noted, a very severe disease that can cause meningitis and encephalitis. Every year, we see a good number [of cases], Luft said. (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
More of this story Jul 12, 2006
Ticks are also responsible for spreading other diseases such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and HGE, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Nearby regions that are highly endemic to Lyme disease include southeastern New York state, the Hudson Valley, Long Island and Connecticut. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Lyme Disease Organization Invites Grant Applications Jul 6, 2006
The NRFTD was founded in 1999 to address the complex and critical research questions raised by thousands of patients afflicted with emerging tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, relapsing fever borrelia, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, bartonella and ehrlichiosis. The need for answers has grown markedly as Lyme disease has spread throughout the country and as other tick-borne infections have been recognized as public health threats. (Primezone Releases)
'Creepy' tick added to roster Jul 6, 2006
The tick also carries another illness, human monocytic ehrlichiosis, or HME, which can be fatal if not treated ... Biologists have known for years that deer ticks carry Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis and babesia, but scientists now suspect they may also carry an emerging disease that is a form of ''relapsing fever,'' according to Simser. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Health Department Warns County Residents: Beware of Tick Bites Jun 22, 2006
County Epidemiologist David Noe said there have been confirmed cases of tularemia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Ehrlichiosis in the county. In May, there was one case each of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and tularemia. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
A New View On Lyme Disease: Rodents Hold The Key To Annual Risk May 11, 2006
(October 26, 1999) -- Yale and state scientists have developed a new, simpler and more reliable blood test to detect a recently discovered disease called ehrlichiosis, which is carried by deer ticks. The test will make it. (Science Daily)
Ticks, Flukes, And Genomics: Emerging Pathogens Revealed Feb 20, 2006
Ehrlichiosis is no star of science ... But in the current issue of the journal Public Library of Science Genetics (PLoS Genetics), scientists put ehrlichiosis under the genomic spotlight--and discover some brilliant biology ... Led by scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and The Ohio State University (OSU), a team of researchers report the complete genomes of three emerging pathogens that cause ehrlichiosis--Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Neorickettsia... (Science Daily)
