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A Word from Dr. Pfenninger about Lyme Disease: Are you ticked off about ticks?
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. It’s more common in the northeastern states, but there is also a proliferation in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It’s suggested that the Great Lakes were a barrier to the spread of …
Researchers using ‘signature’ of molecules for new early test to detect Lyme, other tick-borne disease
WASHINGTON – Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or another disease can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to do it early — using a “signature” of molecules in patients’ blood. It’s still highly experimental, but initial …
Is it really Lyme? Researchers developing a new test to tell
It’s still highly experimental, but initial studies suggest the novel tool just might uncover early-stage Lyme disease more accurately than today’s standard test, researchers reported Wednesday. And it could tell the difference between two tick-borne …
Fewer foxes could mean an uptick in Lyme disease
New research suggests that a rise in tick-borne diseases could be linked to a shortage of mouse predators like foxes and martens. When left to take care of itself, Mother Nature does a pretty good job of figuring stuff out … until the human part of the …