Babesia in Dutchess County, New York is now the second most common tick-borne illness behind Lyme disease. A co-infection of Babesia with Lyme disease can increase the severity and duration of illness — and the risk is higher than expected. Over 6% of questing nymphal ticks in Dutchess County were infected with the pathogens that […]
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A Novel Diagnostic Approach for Dual Detection A new DNA sequence test for Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi offers hope for improved diagnosis. Krause et al. reported that B. miyamotoi can cause illness and is treatable. Yet, Krause et al also reported that traditional tests for Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) cannot be used to diagnose B.
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