Scientists Use Maximum Containment Spacesuit Lab to Study Dangerous Disease Spread by Ticks
When University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers set out to study Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, they faced a daunting challenge. The deadly virus requires biosafety level 4 containment, […]
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 […]
Lone Star Ticks Spread New Disease and Food Allergies
As if Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever weren’t enough, scientists have recently found that ticks can spread other diseases and can even cause people to have allergic […]
Ticks are Rapidly Becoming the World’s Scariest Purveyors of Deadly Pathogens
In this article from Outdoor Magazine, Carl Zimmer walks into the woods to find out why these tiny beasts are skyrocketing in number – and outsmarting scientists with every bite. […]