A new study from China, published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, contends that a novel, tick-borne Anaplasmosis maybe transmitted from infected goats to human beings in contact. The abstract of the study is given below:SummaryBackgroundAnaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma ovis cause human infections. We investigated the potential for human pathogenicity of a newly discovered Anaplasma species infecting goats in China.MethodsWe … Continue reading Novel Tick-Borne Anaplasma Maybe Transmitted to Human from Infected Goats
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California Sees Record West Nile Virus Cases in 2014
The recent report by the California Department of Public Health clearly indicates that the West Nile Virus is reaching greater proportion with every passing year. The Press Release of the CDPH on this issue states:California had the second-highest number of human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2014 since the virus first invaded California … Continue reading California Sees Record West Nile Virus Cases in 2014
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