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Provider Awareness and Knowledge of Alpha-Gal Syndrome Limited

THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – Awareness and knowledge of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an emerging, tick bite-associated immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic condition, is limited among health care...

251 Cases of Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Reported in 2012 to 2021

THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 – During 2012 to 2021, 251 cases of soft tick relapsing fever (STRF), caused by certain Borrelia spirochetes and transmitted to humans by soft-bodied Ornithodoros ticks, were...

New Malaria Case Reported in Florida Brings National Total to 8

WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 – The United States now has had eight reported cases of malaria, seven of them in Florida, state health officials reported Tuesday. Considered a public health emergency,...

Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer

FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 – Ticks may be responsible for the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin’s deer population, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of W...

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