News tagged with borrelia burgdorferi

Surprising study results: More cattle means less Lyme disease

(Phys.org) -- The abundance of cattle is the primary influence on the prevalence of two tick-borne pathogens, according to a paper in the April Applied and Environmental Microbiology. One of these, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, causes ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lyme disease surge predicted for the northeastern US

The northeastern U.S. should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this spring. And we can blame fluctuations in acorns and mouse populations, not the mild winter. So reports Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld, a disease ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Watching Lyme disease-causing microbes move in ticks

Lyme disease is caused by the microbe Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans from feeding ticks.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0