Tick Borne Diseases
Tick and Vector Borne Diseases
(A List of Florida Tick & Vector
Borne Diseases Is Below)
Borrelia (Lyme) Strains Documented in Florida
Borrelia americana
Borrelia andersonii
Borrelia bissettii
Borrelia burgdorferi*
Borrelia garinii
Borrelia lonestari
Borrelia turicatae
Unnamed- (divergent strain clustered between Borrelia bissettii & Borrelia carolinensis)
*Standard lab tests are only designed to detect exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and those tests miss up to 75% of people who have the Borrelia burgdorferi strain of Lyme disease.
Borrelia (Lyme) Strains Documented in Florida
Borrelia americana
Borrelia andersonii
Borrelia bissettii
Borrelia burgdorferi*
Borrelia garinii
Borrelia lonestari
Borrelia turicatae
Unnamed- (divergent strain clustered between Borrelia bissettii & Borrelia carolinensis)
*Standard lab tests are only designed to detect exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and those tests miss up to 75% of people who have the Borrelia burgdorferi strain of Lyme disease.
Additional Tick Borne Diseases Found in Florida
HGA- human granulocytic anaplasmosis
HGE- human monocytic ehrlichiosis
Babesia microti
Brucellosis
Heartland Virus
Histoplasmosis
Rickettsia rickettsia
Rickettsia parkeri
Rickettsia amblyommii
Rickettsia bellii
Rickettsia montanensis
Rickettsia cooleyi-like sp.
Rickettsia sp. Is-1
Rickettsia TR39-like sp.
Tacaribe virus (Arenaviridae)
Toxoplasmosis
Additional Tick/Vector Borne Diseases in Florida
Avian influenza
Bovine anaplasmosis
Bovine babesiosis
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Benign bovine theileriosis
Cattle Fever Tick
Chikungunya Fever Virus
Chronic Wasting Disease
Classical Swine Fever
Contagious equine metritis
Dengue fever
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
EHV-1
Ehrlichia canis
Equine herpesvirus
Equine infectious anemia
Equine piroplasmosis
Equine viral arteritis
Foot and Mouth Disease
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
Hantavirus
Highlands J Virus
Johnes
La Crosse Encephalitis Virus (LACV)
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)
Malaria
New World Screwworm
Piroplasmosis
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
Pseudorabies
Rabies
Rat Bite Fever
Rift Valley Fever
Salmonellosis
Schmallenberg Virus
Scrapie
Spring viremia carp
St. Louis Encephalitis
Swine Influenza
Tuberculosis
Vesicular stomatitis
West Nile Virus
Yellow fever
Zika Virus
Exposure to Lyme and other tick borne diseases can create a minor inconvenience or become a life time struggle. Treating aggressively and quickly can make the difference in the final outcome.
The old "wait and see approach" is not advised! The "one-dose of doxycycline cures all" theory shortly after a tick bite is also not advised.
If you suspect you've been exposed to ticks, please contact your health care professional and be properly treated immediately. Treatment guidelines can be found here. www.TreatTheBite.com
Please see links below for more information!