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Ticks are part of the arachnid family, which also includes mites, spiders, and scorpions. A tick attaches itself to the skin of a person or animal and sucks blood. The two types of ticks that many people talk about are the deer tick and the dog tick.
APR 09, 2021 | 9:00 AM
Date: April 9, 2021 Time: 9:00am PDT There are tick-borne diseases beyond what causes Lyme disease. Different geographies have differing prevalence’s of tick-borne infections. In the n...
APR 24, 2019 | 9:30 AM
DATE: April 24, 2019TIME: 9:30am PDTTicks are currently considered to be second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human infectious diseases in the world. Each tick species has preferred...
OCT 23, 2018 | 9:00 AM
DATE: October 23, 2018TIME: 9:00AM PDTIxodes scapularis is the principal vector of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. I. scapularis genome was the first and only...
APR 13, 2017 | 12:00 PM
Lyme disease is a common tick-transmitted infection caused by spirochetes in the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary cause of Lyme disease in the Unit...
SEP 08, 2016 | 7:30 AM
The Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) routinely receives autopsy and biopsy tissues for diagnostic evaluation. These tissues are typ...
AUG 20, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Next Generation Sequencing has revolutionized genomic variant discovery. The major bottle-neck for sequencing projects is the individual, biological sample, library preparation. This platfo...
MAY 30, 2014 | 9:00 AM
Vaginitis and vaginosis, including Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC), and Trichomoniasis (TV), are extremely common conditions, consuming many healthcare resources and...
AUG 20, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Next Generation Sequencing has revolutionized genomic variant discovery. The major bottle-neck for sequencing projects is the individual, biological sample, library preparation. This platfo...
MAY 30, 2014 | 9:00 AM
Vaginitis and vaginosis, including Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC), and Trichomoniasis (TV), are extremely common conditions, consuming many healthcare resources and...