Lyme disease first came to public attention in the 1970s as a result of an epidemic of oligoarthritis in children and adults living in the vicinity of the town of Lyme, Connecticut, USA. The ...

Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochaete that causes Lyme disease, is a fastidious, slow-growing bacterium. This spirochaete has a complex genome composed of multiple linear and circular plasmids, in ...

Borrelia burgdorferi is a member of the spirochete phylum of bacteria, which represents an ancient evolutionary branch only distantly related to gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It is ...

Ticks are the wiliest of blood feeders. With a single bite, they inject a potent payload of saliva filled with enzymes that prevent your body from feeling pain. These tactics allow the tick to feed ...

Mayo Clinic researchers, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and health officials from Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, have discovered a new bacterial ...

Just like humans, cats can get Lyme disease. Tick-borne diseases like Lyme in cats can turn into serious issues if not treated in a timely manner. The bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi is carried by ...

Wisconsin recorded a record high 6,469 cases of Lyme disease in 2024. Now researchers are finding about half of deer ticks in ...

Erythema migrans is the most common manifestation of Lyme disease. Recurrences are not uncommon, and although they are usually attributed to reinfection rather than relapse of the original infection, ...

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Cell wall components from Borrelia burgdorferi lingered in the mouse liver for weeks, suggesting new therapeutic avenues for this chronic disease. In Northern California, the proportion of ticks ...

A new bacterial species that causes Lyme disease in people has been identified by researchers. The new species has been provisionally named Borrelia mayonii. Prior to this finding, the only species ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. This one, named ...