Spring Surge in Lyme Disease
Is more Lyme disease on the way? The answer is yes, according to a leading expert on the spread of Lyme. The Northeastern U.S. should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease risk this spring. We can...
View ArticleChallenges in Lyme Disease Prevention
It has been three decades since the agent of Lyme disease, the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, and the ticks that vector it were identified. However, the number of Lyme disease cases has steadily...
View ArticleLyme Disease Spreads in Midwest
A recent study offers a look at Lyme disease in Illinois and suggests that deer ticks and the Lyme disease bacteria they host are more adaptable to new habitats than previously appreciated. Led by...
View ArticleLyme Disease Ticks Spreading in Canada
University of Montreal researchers are watching ticks (Ixodes scapularis) that carry Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) spread in Canada. Their study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology,...
View ArticleFewer Foxes More Lyme Disease
A decline in red foxes may be a factor in the increase in lyme disease according to a study from the University of California Santa Cruz. The research reveals that although deer populations have...
View ArticleSome Mice Protected Against Lyme Disease
Springtime spells tick-time. Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in Switzerland: around 10,000 people a year become infected with the pathogen. The actual hosts for Borrelia,...
View ArticleStanford Discovers Lyme Disease in California Parks
Stanford reports Lyme infections, which are most well-known in the U.S. Northeast, also occur in the San Francisco Bay Area.
View ArticleLyme Disease Alert
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector borne illness in the U.S.. Chronic Lyme can be disabling as it affects every organ and system of the body.
View ArticleLyme Disease Ticks are Moving West
A new study reveals that for the first time the blacklegged ticks or deer ticks that vector Lyme disease are moving westward to U.S. North Dakota.
View ArticleMice, Shrews Most Effective at Passing Lyme to Ticks
Every year, some 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease. Scientists revealed that our risk of getting tick-borne ailments such as Lyme disease is higher when small, fast-living mammals abound.
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