Donna Luger was diagnosed with Lyme disease twelve years ago. She recalls the experience as being a constant battle with ...

Three U.S. residents have died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever -- a severe and fatal tickborne disease commonly found in ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

There's currently no vaccine to prevent Lyme disease. The best way to prevent tick-borne diseases is to prevent tick bites. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Canada. However, for ...

Ally Hilfiger, daughter of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, endured years of unexplained ailments before discovering Lyme disease was the cause. Bitten by a tick at age 7, she wasn’t diagnosed ...

It can follow the initial stage of an erythema migrans rash. In the early stages, erythema migrans rash appears in 70% to 80% of people infected with Lyme disease. The rash will emerge three to 30 ...

Donna Luger was diagnosed with Lyme disease twelve years ago. She recalls the experience as being a constant battle with illness, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms. “I was in bed and not mobile ...

Lyme disease vaccine appears to be the most effective management option for the prevention of Lyme disease. Although administration of the adjuvanted formulation of Lyme disease vaccine (LYMErix ...

There is a blood test for Lyme Disease, but it is not perfect. The test generally produces positive results in the later stages of the disease but often turns up false negative results in the early ...

I couldn't even drive anywhere. I had to get somebody to drive me.” Bites from some species of tick are a known cause of Lyme disease. But in Millar's case, there was no tell-tale bull's-eye rash ...

Temperatures are beginning to cool in northwestern Ontario this fall, but officials say tick activity is still on the rise and people spending time outdoors need to remain vigilant. Twenty-one ...

which if found effective in VALOR could become the first vaccine for Lyme disease – a systemic infection caused by a bacteria (Borrelia burgdorfii) transmitted to humans through tick bites.