They found that Borrelia spp. -- the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease -- was almost 2.5 times more common in ticks in the pheasant-release areas. The research was carried out by the University ...

They found that Borrelia spp.—the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease—was almost 2.5 times more common in ticks in the pheasant-release areas. The research was carried out by the University ...

Understanding that bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, requires basic research before creating diagnostics or vaccines, slow progress that is frustrating for people affected by the chronic fatigue ...

Lyme disease is caused by bacteria in the genus Borrelia that mainly spread among birds and small rodents, but people can get infected via the bites of ticks that have fed on the blood of such ...

The peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi can persist in discrete tissues and cause systemic responses consistent with chronic illness. Science Translational Medicine , 2025; 17 (795) DOI: 10.1126 ...

But that might change. Researchers at Northwestern University were looking for a better way to target the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi. And here's what they found ...

Lyme disease, or Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted by the bite of a black-legged tick, the kind carried around by deer on Staten Island, and it is a growing area of concern for residents and ...

In the United States, it is caused primarily by Borrelia burgdorferi, and to a lesser extent, Borrelia mayonii. Lyme disease is the number-one cause of tick-transmitted disease in the United States." ...

DULUTH — Reports of Powassan virus, a potentially fatal tick-borne illness that can have permanent neurological effects, are increasing across the country, including in Minnesota, which had 14 ...

(James Gathany/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Lyme disease is spread by Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacteria a tick acquires when feeding on white-footed mice. These comparisons have led ...

Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. The infection is predominantly spread to humans through the bite of an infected tick. Other infections ...