Image via Shutterstock Researchers are warning about a potentially deadly bacteria that's shown up in a invasive species of ...

As outdoor activities begin to ramp up ahead of summer, Connecticut officials announced Tuesday that they confirmed the first ...

An invasive tick species in Connecticut has been found to carry the bacteria that can cause ehrlichiosis in humans, a ...

Your dog can't give you this disease, but can bring ticks into the home. Some species of Ehrlichia can cause human disease. Older people and those with reduced immunity may get severe disease.

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.

An invasive tick was found carrying potentially deadly bacteria in CT, raising concern as the insect spreads rapidly through ...

Once more cases began to arise, it was concluded that a new species of Ehrlichia was emerging, which was first identified as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE). In 1994, DNA sequencing studies ...

A new report by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) shows evidence of an invasive longhorned tick infected ...

Connecticut researchers have confirmed the presence of a fast-spreading invasive tick that could pose serious health risks to ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007;26(6):475-479. The diagnosis of HME and initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy were delayed in nearly all patients in this study. These delays occurred not ...