A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme disease – the ...

There’s an epidemic of tick-transmitted Lyme disease, with some estimates putting ... When science writer Kris Newby got deathly ill after a tick bite, her research led her to uncover shocking ...

Therefore, diagnosis in the early phase is frequently based on symptoms and the likelihood of a deer tick bite. Early detection means early treatment when the disease is most effectively controlled ...

Wyoming entomologists say ticks are beginning to come out and are warning about two new species that are particularly awful.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can spread to humans if a tick carrying the bacteria bites a person. Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria are the main cause of Lyme disease. The most common ...

That was the same time the Washington Post ran the story “ NIH reels with fear, uncertainty about future of scientific ...

The immunologist and professor of biomedical sciences is studying deer ticks and the bacteria that cause Lyme disease at the ...

Alayna says she continued with her life as normal following the bite and brief hospital visit ... that can be spread to humans by infected ticks. “Lyme Disease has been the most gruelling ...

The antibody tests available in the Netherlands are reliable, according to this doctoral research. However, it is important to test only in case of symptoms specific for Lyme disease and a real chance ...

According to Huynh, covering as much of the skin as possible when outdoors is the best defense against tick bites. However, ...