Lyme disease enhances spread of emerging tick infection

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 01:00 in Biology & Nature

Mice that are already infected with the pathogen that causes Lyme disease appear to facilitate the spread of a lesser-known but emerging disease, babesiosis, into new areas. The finding provides a possible answer as to why human babesiosis is only emerging in areas where Lyme disease is well established.

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