Posts Tagged ‘Telford’

Lyme Disease in Massachusetts: A Report Issued by the Special Commission to Conduct an Investigation and Study of the Incidence and Impacts of Lyme Disease

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Special Commission, 2013. Report and recommendations on Lyme disease in Massachusetts, covering the areas of surveillance, education for prevention, the need for more research, the cost of the disease to residents, and insurance issues. Includes map, table, and a list of references.

http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/207251/ocn866580960.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 

Hypersensitivity to Ticks and Lyme Disease Risk

Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC, 2005. A study of over 1,000 Block Island residents suggests that repeatedly-bitten hosts may become sensitive to tick bites with repeated exposures, and the inflammatory response might both alert the person to remove a tick promptly and provide protection from tick-borne infection.  Includes charts, table.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/1/04-0303_article 

Workshop to Consider Approaches to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis in the United States

2008.  Food and Drug Administration transcript of workshop proceedings that were part of a symposium on protecting the blood transfusion supply from pathogens.

http://www.fda.gov/cber/minutes/ttb091208t.pdf