EME is one of several bacteria species found across the U.S. that can cause a condition called ehrlichiosis. Symptoms of the ...

The tick was recently tested and confirmed positive for EME by the CDC. Along with ehrlichiosis, ticks submitted by IDPH to ...

Between 2017 and 2021, according to CDC data, nearly half of reported ehrlichiosis cases were in five states: Arkansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Some scientists explain ...

The prevalence of babesiosis has been rising, according to the CDC. Ssentongo explained that ... were co-infected with ...

State health officials say the first tick to test positive for Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (EME), a bacteria transmitted by blacklegged tick bites, has been confirmed in Lake County.

Southern 7 reports that one tick collected in Pulaski County came back positive for Ehrlichia ewingii and one tick collected in Hardin County came back positive for Ehrlichia chaffeensis.

Background: Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) is a tick-borne illness caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Data about disease in children have been largely derived from case reports or small case series.

Consider that pets can bring ticks into your home and live there for many weeks. They may find their way into your bed, couch ...

Of those, 41% also had Lyme disease; 3.7% had ehrlichiosis; and 0.3% had anaplasmosis. On its face, that seems like bad news.

ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease. Blacklegged ticks have an orange-red body with black features and appear gray when engorged. They can be picked up in forests and grasslands from October to May.

Of those, 41% also had Lyme disease; 3.7% had ehrlichiosis; and 0.3% had anaplasmosis. On its face, that seems like bad news. The wide-ranging symptoms of babesiosis can be especially dangerous in ...