35-Year Monitoring Study Clarifies Ecological Forces Behind Lyme Disease Risk

Long-term study outlines unexpected findings about tick populations

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the United States. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported, with nearly half a million people diagnosed each year.

35-year monitoring study clarifies ecological forces behind Lyme disease risk

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the United States. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported, with nearly half a million people diagnosed each year. Caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, it is most often spread by bites from blacklegged ticks. Lyme can be treated with antibiotics, but if untreated, infection can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system, and some people can experience persistent symptoms.

Ticks With Bacteria That Causes Diseases Found Farther South Than Ever: CDC

Ticks carrying bacteria that can cause severe illness have been found farther south than ever before, researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other institutions said in a new report. Blacklegged ticks carrying bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and hard tick relapsing fever were discovered during testing by tick researchers in North Carolina, as they sought to figure out whether another disease borne by ticks has become…

Tick-Borne Threats Spread Beyond the Northeast as New At-Home Lyme Test Launches

Powassan, Bourbon, and Lyme cases show tick-borne illnesses are not confined to one region.

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