CDC Study Sheds Light on New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria
A new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease needs the same amount of time for transmission after a tick bite compared to previously implicated bacteria, according to new research […]
Scientists Have Sequenced the Genome of the Tick that Transmits Lyme Disease
An international team of scientists led by Purdue University has sequenced the genome of the tick that transmits Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness in North America. Ixodes scapularis, […]
Mice Aren’t Nice, They Help Transmit Lyme Disease
The transmission cycle of Lyme disease explained, with a few tips to avoid ticks
CDC Estimates 300,000 Lyme Disease Cases in U.S. Each Year
Preliminary estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the number of Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year is around 300,000. The preliminary estimates were […]