With the incidence of Lyme and other tickborne diseases on the rise in the US and globally, there is a critical need for data-driven tools that communicate the magnitude of this problem and help guide public health responses. We present the Johns Hopkins Lyme and Tickborne Disease Dashboard ...
Lyme Disease can be easily spread. And it's not a "one-and-done" thing either. An infected tick can continue to spread the disease as long as it's alive, according to
Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the causative agent of Lyme disease, adapts to vastly different environments as it cycles between tick vector and vertebrate host. During a tick bloodmeal, Bb alters its gene expression to prepare for vertebrate infection; however, the full range of transcriptional...
We describe the 2.1 Gbp nuclear genome of the tick, Ixodes scapularis (Say), which vectors pathogens that cause Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, babesiosis and other diseases. The large genome reflects accumulation of repetitive DNA, new lineages of retro- transposons, and gene ...
With approximately one-third of their genomes consisting of linear and circular plasmids, the Lyme disease agent cluster of species has the most complex genomes among known bacteria. We report here a comparative analysis of plasmids in eleven Borreliella
Ticks transmit more pathogens to humans and animals than any other arthropod. We describe the 2.1 Gbp nuclear genome of the tick, Ixodes scapularis (Say), which vectors pathogens that cause Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, babesiosis and
At the May 17, 2014 "Symposium on Tick-borne Diseases", Dr. Richard Horowitz shares factors which can cause a delay in recovery from Lyme disease. The discussion follows his excellent book of the same title which is available from major booksellers.At the May...
Humans develop Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick, usually Ixodes scapularis, that is infected with one of the many bacterial species that cause Lyme disease, such as those from the genus Borreliella [2]. This tick must have been attached for 36–48 h or more. Neither tick density...
The aim of this study was to investigate lifestyles at risk of Lyme disease, and to geographically identify target populations/households at risk based on their lifestyle preferences. When coupled with geographically identified patient health information
Lyme disease; tick habitat; geographic distribution; risk modeling; spatiotemporal pattern1. Introduction Lyme disease (LD) is the most common tick-borne disease in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere [1]. The process of its extension beyond its endemic foci is predicted to accelerate ...