Better Blood Screening Process Needed To Prevent Babesiosis Transmission Oct 21, 2009
20, 2009) Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest ... Now a new study led by researchers at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals finds a dramatic increase in the number of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis cases (TTB), leading the investigators to call for a better screening test in blood donors living in areas of the country where babesiosis is prevalent ... Babesiosis became a reportable disease in... (Science Daily)
Drug Eliminates Parasite That Causes Babesiosis In Horses Oct 7, 2009
B. caballi, a blood parasite transmitted by ticks, is one of the culprits behind the disease babesiosis in horses. Equine babesiosis is also caused by another blood parasite called Babesia (Theileria) equi ... The drug imidocarb dipropionate has been used in the United States for many years to treat diseases like Texas fever, also referred to as cattle fever or babesiosis in cattle. (Science Daily)
Column: Health Dept. urges sunscreen and bug spray use Aug 23, 2009
Two other diseases, Human Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis are associated with the same ticks that spread Lyme disease however the occurrence of human cases is usually much lower than that for Lyme disease. Most experts believe it takes at least 24 hours for an infected tick to spread the Lyme disease bacteria into your body. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
State reports first death from rare tick disease Jul 30, 2009
During autumn, deer ticks become active again and raise the risk of transmitting Powassan and Lyme diseases, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. On the Net. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Spotted fever hits Minnesota Jul 30, 2009
Powassan can be spread by the same deer tick, also called the blacklegged tick, that spreads Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis ... During autumn, deer ticks become active again and raise the risk of transmitting Powassan and Lyme diseases, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Lyme disease common in Western Wisconsin Jun 16, 2009
Those that are most dangerous are the deer ticks, which can deliver Lyme disease, anaplasmosis or babesiosis all of which are similar with one bite. The western part of Wisconsin is the highest part for Lyme disease illnesses, Durch said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Transfusion-Acquired Parasite Infection up in US Feb 7, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Since the end of 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration has received nine reports of deaths due to a parasitic infection called babesiosis transmitted by blood transfusions, following nearly a decade in which no cases were reported. Babesiosis, caused by the parasite Babesia, is usually transmitted through the bite of a tick, the same tick responsible for Lyme disease, although transmission via blood transfusion has also been reported ... Doctors should consider... (MEDLINEplus)
