Showing posts with label CDC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CDC. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
A Model List of Essential Diagnostics Needs to Include Tick-Borne Diseases
Prior to the advent of laboratory testing medical decisions were based on the interpretation of a patient's symptoms. Today the majority of medical decisions are based upon diagnostic tests. Tests have become an essential part of modern healthcare.
Monday, February 1, 2016
CDC Finds Several New Species of Bartonella: What You Need to Know
In a Paper Titled: "Identification of Novel Zoonotic Activity of Bartonella spp., France" to be published March 2016 in Emerging Infectious Disease Journal, the CDC reports they identified six strains of Bartonella in patients with chronic subjective symptoms and a history of tick bites. Three of the strains strains were B. henselae and 3 were from other animal-associated Bartonella spp. (B. doshiae, B. schoenbuchensis, and B. tribocorum).
Six Things You Need to Know About Bartonella:
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