Tag Archives: Ehrlichiosis

Tick Alert: Mayo Clinic Expert Offers Tips for Avoiding, Spotting Tick-Borne Diseases

March 27th, 2012 - 4:46 pm

Spring has only just arrived, but tick season is well under way. Physicians are seeing new cases of tick-borne illness several weeks earlier than usual, likely because a mild winter in much of the country made life easier for ticks … Continue reading →

By sharontheimer | Posted in Infectious Diseases | Tagged anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, lyme, Mayo Clinic, parasitology, pritt, Tick | Comments (4)

New England Journal of Medicine Tick Study

July 28th, 2011 - 4:33 pm

A new tick-borne bacterium infecting humans with ehrlichiosis has been discovered in Wisconsin and Minnesota. It was identified as a new strain of bacteria through DNA testing conducted at Mayo Clinic. The findings appear in the Aug. 4 edition of … Continue reading →