The Global Search For Education: Ticks – Breaking the Transmission Cycle of Lyme Disease
“We have the first solution, of which we are aware, that can reduce the amount of Lyme disease being transmitted.” – Dr. Tom Monath What if we could vaccinate the white-footed mice that account for the majority of the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (the cause of Lyme disease) and significantly reduce the level of tick infection? An oral bait vaccine was distributed to white-footed mice. The mice created...
The Global Search for Education: Prevention — Ticks
“What we’ve found is that white-footed mice are the most important hosts in producing infected ticks.” — Rick Ostfeld Given the 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease a year in the US reported by the CDC, it is understandable that health organizations and local governments in this country are extremely anxious to develop a broader, more effective tick-borne diseases control strategy. As you will discover...
The Global Search for Education: Research – Ticks
Borrelia burgdorferi cultivated from the brains of patients suffering from chronic Lyme neuroborreliosis as seen by dark field microscopy. Given that according to the CDC, there are 300,000 individuals who are affected annually by Lyme disease in the US, it is astonishing that so little research money has been given to understanding Lyme and tick-borne illnesses in this country and internationally. Much like the syphilis debate...
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