Lyme disease is caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi being transferred from an infected tick to a person through its bite. The American Lyme Disease Foundation estimates that between 1 ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

we aimed to develop risk maps for the occurrence of the Lyme disease vector I. scapularis in Canada under current climate using information on how climate and habitat may affect tick survival ...

Lyme disease vaccine appears to be the most effective management option for the prevention of Lyme disease. Although administration of the adjuvanted formulation of Lyme disease vaccine (LYMErix ...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick— also called a deer tick — is a risk during spring, summer ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...