Ehrlichiosis is an infection spread by ticks that carry the ehrlichia bacterium. There are many species of tick in the U.S., but the lone star tick, found mainly in the central and southeastern ...

Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

Known as human monocytic ehrlichiosis, or HME, the disease can be potentially deadly, with symptoms such as high fever, chills and fatigue being present if affected by the tick.

The CDC says, "Ehrlichiosis is the general name used to describe diseases caused by the bacteria Ehrlichia chaffeensis, E. ewingii, or E. muris eauclairensis in the United States.

Ehrlichiosis, for example, is a bacterial infection carried by lone star ticks that can become serious if not treated properly. "What we are finding is that ehrlichiosis is increasing in western ...

CAES said a tick with Ehrlichiosis was found in Fairfield County sometime between 2021 and now. Officials said they collected 8,700 longhorned ticks from four towns in southwestern Connecticut.

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 ...

An invasive tick species in Connecticut has been found to carry the bacteria that can cause ehrlichiosis in humans, a discovery that has alarmed state medical entemologists as the tick continues ...

Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport’s beloved shoreline getaway, is closed through the 2025 summer season after city officials ...

Tularemia and Ehrlichiosis are two other tick-borne illnesses present in the state; respectively, Nebraska has reported an average of 11.2 in 2019-2023 and 13 cases in the last five years.

There were two ehrlichiosis deaths in Indiana last year. According to the Indiana Department of Health, ehrlichiosis isn't the only concern with tick bites. Lyme disease is the most common illness ...

A recent death in Floyd County is being blamed on ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness. There were two ehrlichiosis deaths in Indiana last year. To stream WHAS11 on your phone, you need the WHAS11 app.