Category: Tick Bourne Diseases
New Tick Virus in China Raises Concerns: Could It Pose a Global Threat?
MSN Could the “Wetland virus” be the next global health threat? Transmitted by ticks, this virus is raising concerns. First identified in China in 2019, this pathogen is emerging in wetland areas. Scientists are investigating its potential dangers. The story begins with a 61-year-old man who was bitten by a tick in Inner Mongolia. He […]
Nov 12, 2024
The Atlantic Their saliva is making some farmers allergic to their own cattle and sheep. When Clark Giles first heard about ticks making people allergic to meat, he found the notion so unbelievable, he considered it “hogwash.” Then, in 2022, it happened to him. Following a spate of tick bites, he ate a hamburger and […]
Oct 9, 2024
First human case of emerging tick-borne disease reported in Connecticut
NBC Local News The first locally acquired case of an emerging tick-borne disease has been reported in Connecticut. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station said this is the first locally acquired human case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in Connecticut and it’s also the first report of the disease in the northeast. Dr. Peter Krause, a Yale […]
Oct 2, 2024
What Is Wetland Virus, China’s Newly-Discovered Tick-Borne Illness That Can Infect the Brain?
Prevention Tick-borne infections are on the rise, causing about half a million new illnesses in America each year. But while most people are familiar on some level with infections like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, there’s a new tick-borne infection to have on your radar. It’s called Wetland virus, and it’s a newly-discovered illness spotted in China […]
Sep 18, 2024
Babesiosis, another disease spread by ticks, is on the rise
Washington Post Babesiosis is on the rise and is spread by the same ticks that cause Lyme. It can be serious, especially for people who are immunocompromised. If you spot a blacklegged tick crawling up your leg — or worse, attached to your skin — you might be worried about getting Lyme disease. That’s reasonable […]
Sep 11, 2024
Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China
Med Express A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a previously unidentified orthonairovirus, dubbed Wetland virus (WELV), in a man bitten by a tick at a wetland park in Inner Mongolia, China, in 2019. After isolating the virus from the index patient, a team led by Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology researchers conducted […]
Sep 10, 2024
Two more deaths in Spain as virus continues to spread
Yahoo News Two more people have died in Spain as a deadly virus carried by mosquitoes continues to spread. Five people have now died of West Nile Virus in the Seville area of Spain. The regional Government for the area, the Junta de Andalucia has now identified another 10 cases of the disease. There are […]
Aug 27, 2024
Allegheny County Health Department reports first human case of Powassan virus disease
WTAE he Allegheny County Health Department says the first human case of Powassan virus disease in the county has been detected. A child who lives in northern Allegheny County tested positive and is recovering at home after experiencing fever and other symptoms that led to hospitalization, the health department said Tuesday. The tick-borne disease is […]
Aug 13, 2024
Spain: Health alert after Madrid detects a new case of deadly tick-borne disease
Olive Press A 74-year-old man in Madrid has been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) viral disease. The virus first arrived in Spain back in 2013, thanks to migratory birds, and since it appeared the Health Ministry has found 13 cases of the disease, and registered five deaths. Most cases […]
Jul 23, 2024