JUNE 15, 2015 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2015, 1:21 AM
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
WIRE SERVICE
Lyme disease makes the headlines but there are plenty of additional reasons to avoid tick bites. New research highlights the latest in a growing list of tick-borne threats — a distant relative of Lyme that’s easy to confuse with other illnesses.
A study released recently suggests a kind of bacteria with an unwieldy name — Borrelia miyamotoi — should be on the radar when people in Lyme-endemic areas get otherwise unexplained summertime fevers. It’s one of several diseases discovered to have links to ticks in different parts of the country — a reminder to become tick-savvy no matter where you live.
“People need to be aware of what tick-borne diseases are in their area,” says Dr. Peter J. Krause of Yale University, who reviewed the research. “And they should know how to avoid ticks.”
https://www.northjersey.com/news/health-news/ticks-can-mean-more-trouble-than-you-thought-1.1355851
