The Lyme disease advocate has devoted much of her life to shining a light on the day to day hurdles those with the disease ...

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by black-legged ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi. Early symptoms often ...

Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

Only 34 percent of patients with erythema migrans >5 cm are positive for Lyme disease by a standard two-tier testing (STTT) ...

Staff at one of Chicago's largest hospital systems say they are seeing increased tick-bite cases, but there is not enough ...

A tick bite can look like a red, swollen area on your skin. There may also be a bull's eye around the bite. Sometimes, the ...

Healthbeat reports tick populations are rising in the Northeast, raising tick-borne disease risks. Here’s how to stay safe.

The test is used for the detection of antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi in serum from patients with signs, symptoms, and clinical history consistent with Lyme disease.

Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.

In late April, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert notifying health care providers that tick ...

Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the ...

Lyme disease was first identified in 1975. In 2023, CT ranked among the top 10 states for reported Lyme disease cases ...