Category Archives: Media
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Vaccine-laced mice bait lowers rate of Lyme disease bacteria in ticks
Posted on March 6, 2014 by chris_przybyszewski in MediaGabriel Miller, Reuters – 3/3/2014 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vaccinating mice can lower the proportion of ticks carrying the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease, according to a new study. Deer ticks become infected with the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi after feeding on infected mice. The new strategy targets mice as the pathogen’s “reservoir” […]
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Lyme Vaccine for Mice Could Protect People
Posted on February 12, 2014 by chris_przybyszewski in MediaMaggie Fox, NBC News – February 12, 2014 An experimental vaccine to control Lyme disease by targeting the mice that spread it cut the number of infected ticks by more than 75 percent after a couple of years, researchers reported Wednesday. Produced in pellets that resemble pet food kibble, the vaccine protected mice, which in […]
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CDC: Lyme disease rates 10 times higher than previously reported
Posted on August 19, 2013 by chris_przybyszewski in MediaCBS–AP – 8/19/2013 Lyme disease strikes about 300,000 people each year, according to new information released by federal health officials. The new estimates suggest the disease is 10 times more common than previously thought. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the new estimates, which were also released Sunday night at the 2013 […]
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