Immunizing mice with an edited Lyme disease-causing bacterial protein effectively protected them against the disease.

With this success and seeing that mice and human immune cells react similarly to the ... The researchers plan to explore ...

Researchers have engineered Lyme bacterial protein, CspZ, to produce a robust immune response in mice for vaccine development.

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

Doctors explain everything you need to know about Lyme disease and what to do if you find a tick attached to your skin.

The team created a novel tick antigen library housing over 3,000 different proteins, testing each to create a target cocktail ...

With this success and seeing that mice and human immune cells react similarly ... several applications for their patented vaccine strategy against Lyme disease. This may include working with ...

"A new vaccine is in development and could become available in the next few years, pending approval," says Pritt. There are some in human trials at the moment, says Harker. Since Lyme disease ...