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Tick populations are on the rise and reaching across the United States, concerning many veterinarians about the spread of tick-borne diseases, according to a new study conducted by Idexx Laboratories of Westbrook, Maine.

At least three tick-borne diseases were found in every state: Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) and ehrlichiosis (E. canis).

Positive tests for Lyme disease were highest in the Northeast, while positive results for anaplasmosis were highest in the Midwest. In the Southeast, ehrlichiosis has been most widely reported.

Researchers found that the number of Lyme-positive dogs in Connecticut (where 18 percent of the dogs tested positive for Lyme) was from 50- to more than 200-fold greater than those in the southeastern border states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

The researchers said they were surprised by the high level of infection detected in the western states of California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

“This is of serious concern to veterinarians,” said Dwight Bowman, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. “It tells us ticks are on the move and raising the risk of infection from tick-borne illnesses to regions where they are not only unfamiliar with these diseases and symptoms, but also perhaps unfamiliar with how to prevent illness and protect their pets.”

The researchers said that exposure to urban wildlife and ...

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