Ticks Carrying Disease Found to Be Abundant in Beach Areas, Similar to Woodlands, According to New Study
Now, we have a new imperative to look at the collective risk of all tick-borne pathogens in an area.
- Now, we have a new imperative to look at the collective risk of all tick-borne pathogens in an area.
- "\nThis was the first study to characterize bacteria carried by ticks in the chaparral in beach areas.
- The most common vector-borne infectious disease in the country, Lyme disease is a potentially disabling infection caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria.
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