Ticks Are Spreading Anaplasmosis, Not Just Lyme Disease, CMAJ Warns
A new paper in the Canadian Medical Association Journal is urging physicians to consider anaplasmosis when patients arrive with unexplained fever, especially in parts of eastern Canada where blacklegged ticks are becoming more common. The illness is carried by the same tick species that spreads Lyme disease and can become serious if treatment is delayed. Case Involved a 79-Year-Old … Read more