Science news articles about 'lyme disease cases'

... is the pathogen Borrelia burgdoferi. Bacteria, in the case of Lyme disease, are spread by a vector, the tick. The third ... , but there is truly a rise in emergence. And it is possible that the number of Lyme disease cases in Illinois is underreported," Rydzewski ...

... Linn Haramis. Reports of human Lyme disease cases in the state have more than tripled in the same period ... ticks from the mammals they trapped and tested the ticks for Lyme disease. They found that the immature forest and the prairie hosted ...

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States, with the majority of cases ... that vector it were identified. However, the number of Lyme disease cases have steadily increased. In a new article ...