such as Northern California and north of San Francisco. “It also implies that there’s not that much Lyme disease in the low-incidence states, which I think is an oversimplification,” he added.

the Midwest and coastal regions stretching from California to Oregon. The disease is also relatively common in Europe, where scientists believe the Lyme bacterium originated 4. Deer ticks ...

a professor of medicine and epidemiology at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in California. “Lyme disease is caused by ...

It’s a reminder that the tick-borne disease isn’t confined to the sunny hills of California; Lyme, while uncommon, does exist in the UK and it can affect anyone. And while the heights of tick ...

It must be treated as a threat to our health security, Ekeroma said. Context: Lyme disease is caused by a type of bacteria and spreads through the bite of blacklegged ticks, according to the CDC.

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

These states had the highest incidence rates of the tick-transmitted disease in the U.S. The eastern U.S. is home to many of the top states for conditions tied to ticks, like Lyme disease.

A press release from the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD): The tiny ticks that spread Lyme disease and other illnesses are on the move. Recent survey results from the Metropolitan ...