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Amy Offutt, MD: Rickettsial & Related Diseases
#RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
#Ehrlichiosis
#Anaplasmosis
#Qfever
#Scrubtyphus
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2/Offutt Ticks are the primary vectors for spotted fevers; some species may be spread by fleas and mites #ILADS2022 #RMSF #Richettsia
3/Offutt: #RMSF is the most severe rickettsial illness in the US with risk of death. Early treatment with #doxycycline is critical, regardless of age #ILADS2022 Image
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The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) has been rapidly expanding its range, from the Southern United States into the Northeast and Midwest. This tick is a major vector of several viral, bacterial, and protozoan pathogens affecting humans & animals.🧵 lymedisease.org/lyme-sci-super…
A recent crowdsourced science project has documented the largest increase of the lone star tick in decades. Researchers @TickSpotters documented new tick encounters in over 300 counties—including six new counties in western states—where these ticks had not been documented before. Image
“The causative drivers of these upturns are complex, but have a lot to do with increased host availability, warming temperatures, and moisture availability,” says researcher Heather L Kopsco, PhD @HLK110

Source for our map (Kopsco et al, 2021) academic.oup.com/jme/article/58… Image
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#idboardreview 40 M presents in summer w/fever, headache, myalagia later rash started on wrists, palms & soles and then diffuse. No hiking or travel. Multiple recent bug bites from her pet dogs who are not uptodate with flea/tick meds. Dx? #meded #idmeded #idtwitter Image
Rocky mountain spotted fever #RMSF ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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