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Source American Society For Microbiology Date Print this page Email to friend Ticks Have Potential To Transmit Cat Scratch Disease WASHINGTON, DC - April 12, 2001 Cat scratch disease may no longer be the appropriate name for the malady caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered evidence of the organism in ticks, suggesting that the arthropod has the potential to transmit the disease. They report their results in the April 2001 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Related News Stories Emerging Diseases Require Concerted Effort, Expert Says (September 22, 2003) full story Golfers Beware! Deer Ticks Lurking In The Rough (May 9, 2001) full story Lyme Disease Receptor Identified In Tick Guts (November 16, 2004) Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a Lyme disease receptor called TROSPA that is used by disease agents to invade ... full story Tick Saliva Genes Key To Lyme Disease Vaccine (April 9, 2002) | |
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