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The bacterium that causes Lyme disease is a master of disguise, changing its appearance to evade the immune system as it moves from the ticks that carry it to humans or animals.
Ticks can spread a range of disease – including Lyme disease and the fatal Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.
Before COVID-19, clean water, antibiotics and vaccines had made us complacent about infectious disease. Infection control can no longer be taken for granted. We must be prepared for future pandemics.
Lyme disease affects millions worldwide. But there are things you can do to protect yourself from this insidious illness.
The study found that ticks were unable to feed on guinea pigs vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine, preventing transmission of the pathogen that causes Lyme disease.
Patients with Lyme disease can develop Lyme carditis, a potentially serious complication that affects cardiac function.
Lyme’s controversy offers four lessons on how parents, school districts, elected officials and scientists can find a path forward in the 2021-2022 school year.
How bad are ticks this year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise.
Researchers are piecing together clues to better understand the puzzling array of symptoms in those who never seem to fully recover from COVID-19.
Researchers are testing an antibody shot to protect people from Lyme disease-causing bacteria.
There is plenty of misinformation circulating about ticks and the diseases they may carry. Here are four myths debunked, along with tick facts to keep people safe when exploring the outdoors.
Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic era. A new report shows we must urgently transform our relationship with the environment.
Researchers are developing a seasonal shot that blocks Lyme disease-causing bacteria from a tick.
Our experts look at recovery efforts, how different the post-pandemic world will be, the hunt for a cure for COVID-19, and why we need to mind our mental health.
What might look like a mild case of COVID-19 could actually be a bacterial infection from a tick bite, with potentially debilitating symptoms if it goes untreated.
Many patients without a diagnosis of Lyme disease report a constellation of symptoms, sometimes for years. Does chronic Lyme disease exist?
Reforestation and reintroduced deer populations are helping ticks expand their range. The parasites bring the bacteria that causes Lyme disease with them.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the West.
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Professor of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor for MassBiologics, UMass Chan Medical School
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Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Parasitology, University of Nottingham
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Lawyer, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Bioarchaeology, Head of Archaeology and Conservation, Cardiff University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University
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Emeritus professor, Murdoch University
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Senior lecturer, Murdoch University
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Professor in Biochemistry, Murdoch University
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Research Lecturer in Biodiversity and Health Ecology, Swansea University
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Professor of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
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Professor of Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Disease Ecology, The University of Queensland
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Assistant professor, University of Guelph
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
