Tick Borne Viruses .. probably not new at all - Page 1

Tick borne viruses are not new any more than Lyme disease was when humans first "discovered" it .. probably always been present but as we crowd out native animals and force wildlife to live in close proximity to humans by destroying their habitiat we humans are increasingly exposed to new pathogens and the pathogens adapt (for their survival) to use humans and our animals ( dogs, sheep, cattle, chickens, etc.) as new hosts.  Also the use of industrial agriculture has shifted populations of pathogens to be more resistant to antibiotics and the influence of GMO crops will likely also create new health and environmental problems for humans and other creatures.  The Bourbon virus just discovered in Kansas has likely existed for thousands of years.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/24/bourbon-virus-tick-kansas_n_6377932.html

http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/wisconsin-ticks/powassan-virus/

• Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
  • Organism: TBEV aka FSME virus, a flavivirus from family Flaviviridae
  • Vector: deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), Ixodes ricinus (Europe), Ixodes persulcatus (Russia + Asia))
  • Endemic to: Europe and Northern Asia

• Colorado tick fever
  • Organism: Colorado Tick Fever virus (CTF), a coltivirus from Reoviridae
  • Vector: Dermacentor andersoni
  • Region: US (West)

• Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
  • Organism: CCHF virus, a nairovirus, from Bunyaviridae
  • Vector: Hyalomma marginatum, Rhipicephalus bursa
  • Region: Southern part of Asia, Northern Africa, Southern Europe

• Severe Febrile Illness^[7]
  • Organism: Heartland virus, a phlebovirus, from Bunyaviridae
  • Vector: Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
  • Region: Missouri and Tennessee, United States