New Virus Discovered in Swiss Ticks
Alongshan virus was first discovered in China in 2017. Researchers from the University of Zurich have now detected the new virus ...
Tag: Tick-Borne Diseases
NIH Grant Awarded to Study Evolution of Lyme Disease Bacteria in Deer Ticks
University of Rhode Island entomologist wins $2.6 million research funding to study Borrelia burgdorferi to better understand factors driving the ...
Prescribed Fire Could Reduce Tick Populations and Pathogen Transmission
Prescribed fire could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and the transmission of disease pathogens they carry, ...
Emerging Infectious Disease Caused By New Nairovirus Identified in Japan
The novel infectious virus, named Yezo virus and transmitted by tick bites, causes a disease characterized by fever and a ...
Every Year is a Bad Tick Year
It’s summer, a time to hike, garden, vacation – and to be on the lookout for ticks. From Lyme disease ...
Novel Therapy for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) scientists are working as part of an international consortium have developed ...
Interview with a Virus-Hunter
Dr. Staples is a CDC epidemiologist who led the response to the tick-borne Heartland virus and created a tracking registry ...
Renowned Tick Immunobiologist to Develop Lyme Disease Vaccine Under New $3.5M Federal Grant
Dr. Utpal Pal wants to adapt the rabies vaccination platform to produce antibodies that can protect against Borrelia burgdorferi, the ...
Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG)
The 11th meeting of the Tick-borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) will be held on January 28 and 29, 2020, from ...
