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

InventorsNews newsroom brief · 46d ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

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

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 This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking inventors. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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