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Researchers give more insight into DNA of Lyme disease bacteria
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A group of scientists at the CUNY Graduate Centre has generated a genetic analysis of the bacteria causing Lyme disease, which could lead to better identification, management, and prevention of the illness spread by ticks.
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Pakistan: New case of Congo virus reported in Quetta
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
With the case of Congo viruses on the rise across Pakistan, another new case of the virus has been detected in Quetta, ARY News reported citing sources on Sunday.
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Exotic tick that can kill cattle is spreading in Ohio: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers believed that the small brown ticks, which are the size of a sesame seed in some stages and pea-sized when engorged, are persistent: surveillance indicated they returned to the farm the following summer despite pesticide application in 2021.
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Afghanistan: 2 deaths reported from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in No
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Local Balkh officials said that incidents of this illness were rising in the country's north, and they urged religious leaders and the media to warn people about the dangers associated with the disease's spread.
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Tick infection affects various cell types in brain: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Depending on whether the affected person's immune system is activated or not, the dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different parts of the brain. This is demonstrated in a new study from Ume University in Sweden.
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Researchers find how ticks weaken skin's defense function
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Scientists have yet to fully comprehend why ticks are such hazardous disease vectors. A team of researchers has discovered that tick saliva suppresses the skin's protective function, increasing the risk of infections like tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lym
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Study reveals that ticks weaken skin's immune response
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team now shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defense function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or
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Study uses nanobodies to block tick-borne bacterial infection
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): The findings of recent research suggest that tiny molecules called nanobodies, which can be designed to mimic antibody structures and functions, might be the key to blocking a tick-borne bacterial infection that remains out of reach of almost all antibiotics.
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Study finds treatment for brain disease transmitted by tick bites
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 12 (ANI): The findings of a new study describe antibodies capable of neutralizing the virus transmitted by tick bites. These so-called broadly neutralizing antibodies have shown promise in preventing Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in mice and could inform the development
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Substance in brown coal may aid in combating viruses
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): Scientists have identified biologically active molecular components of humic substances extracted from coal, and discovered substances with antiviral activity against the tick-borne encephalitis virus.
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Mosquito-borne diseases set to flourish as climate gets warmer
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): A recent study has claimed that with the climate getting warmer with every passing year, the geographical range of vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever, leishmaniasis, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is expanding rapidly.
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