implications for prevention from the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth Study – F.I.G.H.T for your health! http://lymebook.com/fight Linda Heming describes her Lyme disease healing journey Wed, 06 Nov 2013 05:54:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Can ticks transmit Bartonella? http://lymebook.com/fight/can-ticks-transmit-bartonella/ http://lymebook.com/fight/can-ticks-transmit-bartonella/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:14:55 +0000 http://lymebook.com/fight/?p=2616 linda’s comment: Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular vector-borne bacteria associated with several emerging diseases in humans and animals all over the world.  Lyme disease is being carried by all kinds of animals, like mosquitoes, fleas, knats, flies, etc., etc., etc.

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 Histochemical staining 
showed the presence of bacteria in salivary glands and muscle tissues of 
partially engorged adult ticks, which had molted from the infected nymphs.
These results confirm the vector competence of I. ricinus for B. 
birtlesii and represent the first in vivo demonstration of a Bartonella 
sp. transmission by ticks. Consequently, bartonelloses should be now 
included in the differential diagnosis for patients exposed to tick bites.

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