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Lyme Disease in Dogs: What Dog Owners Should Know , articleAs Lyme disease cases rise in the United States, not only humans are at risk; dogs are increasingly vulnerable to this tick-borne illness. The disease's spread is facilitated by ticks, which thrive in tall grasses and wooded areas and symptoms in dogs can range from fever and joint pain to more serious conditions like kidney damage if left untreated.
Date: Apr 12, 2024 -
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Got wildlife? Get Jim Parkhurst , articleParkhurst has built a 35-year career around solving and preventing the problems that arise when people and wildlife find themselves in close quarters.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 -
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Looking into the lingering horrors of Lyme disease , articleBrandon Jutras and the Jutras Lab were recently awarded a National Institutes of Health grant for more than $2 million to investigate why symptoms of Lyme disease linger long after the initial infection in some people.
Date: May 10, 2023 -
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Jutras Lab awarded $1.2 million to create rapid and accurate Lyme disease testing , articleVirginia Tech researcher Brandon Jutras envisions a the possibility of a rapid, at-home test for Lyme disease with support of a $1.3 million award from the Department of Defense.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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Expert: Landscape choices can reduce risk of tick-borne illnesses , article Date: May 23, 2022 -
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Researcher receives grant to develop improved Lyme disease diagnostics and therapeutics , articleBrandon Jutras, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received a grant from the Global Lyme Alliance to improve diagnostic testing for all stages of Lyme disease and to develop new ways to treat patients when conventional treatment options have failed.
Date: Mar 02, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech researchers discover a unique bacterial property, potential target for treating and diagnosing Lyme disease , articleVirginia Tech researchers discovered that the bacterium that causes Lyme disease has a highly unusual modification in its protective molecular bag.
Date: Jan 03, 2022 -
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Brandon Jutras receives Emerging Leader Award to advance research for the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease , articleJutras, assistant professor of biochemistry in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and an expert in Lyme disease pathogenesis, was one of three recipients of the 2021 Emerging Leader Awards. With the award in hand, Jutras and his lab are in the midst of developing a new direct-detection diagnostic for Lyme disease.
Date: Jul 09, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researchers identify a missing piece of the Lyme disease puzzle , articleVirginia Tech Assistant Professor Brandon Jutras and his lab have continued to tackle the Lyme disease epidemic over the past year, and they have recently identified another missing piece of the Lyme disease puzzle.
Date: May 13, 2021 -
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Tick maps: Merging epidemiological data with technology , articleProfessor Korine Kolivras applies geographical expertise and geospatial tools to study the spread of Lyme disease in the southeastern U.S.
Date: Nov 11, 2020 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech researchers look to improve health outcomes in patients with Lyme disease , video
Virginia Tech researchers, seeing an explosion of Lyme disease across most of the United States and in parts of Europe, discover ways to improve health outcomes and help patients get better, faster.
Date: Oct 11, 2019