Water buffalo act as reservoirs for infectious diseases in mixed livestock systems
Water Buffalo May Spread Diseases to Other Livestock
This systematic review analyzes 180 articles regarding infectious diseases in water buffalo. The authors conclude that these animals are inc…
A review of 180 articles suggests water buffalo act as disease reservoirs, meaning they can pass infections to other animals in mixed farmin…
Spotted fever group rickettsioses in suspected AFI patients: 18-year spatio-temporal analysis from Southern India
Tick Bite Risks Rise in Monsoon Months
This 18-year retrospective spatio-temporal analysis evaluated 2153 suspected acute febrile illness patients tested for spotted fever using s…
Spotted fever cases surge in Southern India during monsoon months, especially for children under 10, making tick bites a hidden danger in ra…
Meta-analysis finds high prevalence of zoonotic diseases in African pastoralist livestock systems
Three Deadly Animal-Linked Diseases Hiding in Plain Sight Across Africa
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 studies in African pastoralist systems found high prevalence rates for Rift Valley fever and Cri…
Three deadly livestock diseases hide in African pastoral communities, where women face the highest risk despite official counts suggesting t…
First year of Lyme disease surveillance data collected using revised 2022 case definition
How will a new definition change what we know about Lyme disease?
A surveillance report describes the first year of Lyme disease data collection in the United States using the revised 2022 case definition.
Health officials updated how they count Lyme disease cases in 2022, marking the start of a new era for tracking this illness across the Unit…
Babesiosis Cases Increased in the United States from 2011 to 2019
Reported babesiosis cases increased in the United States from 2011 to 2019
An observational report of babesiosis trends in the United States from 2011 to 2019 found an increase in reported cases.
Reported cases of babesiosis, a tick-borne illness, increased across the United States between 2011 and 2019.
Six cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever reported after exposure in Tecate, Mexico
Six people got Rocky Mountain spotted fever after visiting Tecate, Mexico
A public health case series reported six cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in individuals exposed in Tecate, Mexico.
Six people developed Rocky Mountain spotted fever after visiting Tecate, Mexico, where the bacteria causing this serious tick-borne illness …
Review describes Borrelia burgdorferi immune evasion strategies that enable persistent infection across vertebrate hosts
Review explains how Lyme disease bacteria persist by altering host immune responses
A systematic review synthesizes evidence on Borrelia burgdorferi immunobiology in vertebrate hosts, including humans.
Lyme disease bacteria survive by redirecting the immune system to avoid full elimination, allowing the infection to persist across different…