Recent studies by the CDC are beginning quantify the true burden of Lyme Disease in the U.S. The discrepancy between the ...

You may think that ticks are a summer problem, so you will be sorry to hear that the blood-sucking pests are actually active all year.It's true that ticks go into a low energy state in winter, meaning ...

Researchers at Tufts veterinary school say shrews, not mice, are the main source of Lyme disease on Martha's Vineyard. They ...

Ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, and research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in ...

Similarly, ticks are active for longer periods as winters become milder. As a result, tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme ...

R. conorii conorrii Rh. sanguineus (I. ricinus) Mediterranean spotted fever Rash (97%); single eschar; case–fatality rate without treatment (0–18%) R. conorii israelensis Rh. sanguineus ...

Maine has witnessed a new high of Lyme disease with cases of infections recorded at 3,035 by December 3, 2024, as per ...

Lyme disease cases again set a new record in Maine this year, as the tick-borne illness continues to spread and intensify, especially in the Midcoast and Down East regions. Lyme rates in those regions ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

The King School graduate created an application called Detickt It that allows users to scan ticks and learn more about them.

“If temperatures rise above 35 degrees, and the ground thaws, hungry adult ticks can awaken from dormancy and go looking for ...