A new preventative vaccine for Lyme disease is being worked upon that could provide protection to people for about six months—the period when Lyme-transmitting ticks are active. Being developed by researchers at…
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Deer tick test positive for Lyme disease causing agents
New tests have revealed that deer tick collected from Southwold Township, Canada have tested positive for the agent that causes Lyme Disease. The reports were obtained by Elgin St. Thomas Public Health…
Lyme disease concern: Canadians likely to get false-positives from some US labs
Lyme disease is spreading its wings in Canada and with more and Canadians being affected, there are all the chances that few people may be looking to seek diagnosis from labs in…
Lyme disease cases on the rise; researchers blame flourishing blacklegged ticks
The notorious Lyme disease is gaining a foothold in areas previously known to have no registered cases of the disease and researchers have blamed the increasing number of blacklegged ticks and their…
Discovery could help solve part of the Lyme disease-tick bite puzzle
Researchers in Australia are working tirelessly to bring the debate surrounding whether Lyme disease is associated with tick bites to an end and though a conclusion is no where in sight, they…