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Zoonotic Implications of Changing Tick Populations
“Practitioners in both veterinary and human medicine must remain aware of the changing geography of ticks and associated vector-borne diseases. The discovery of the Asian tick H ...
CDC warns of exotic ticks spreading across the nation that may carry diseases
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a tick that is spreading widely across the United States. Nine states have reported finding the Asian longhorned ...
Study shows increase of Lyme disease in dogs
The condition in canines is rising in states traditionally not considered to be high-risk, suggesting human endangerment may also be increasing in these areas. Lyme ...
US Biologic/CAES Report Field Trials of Orally Delivered Anti-Lyme Vaccine Targeting the Field Mouse
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) and US Biologic announced the publication of field trials showing the effectiveness of the delivery of an orally-delivered anti-Lyme ...
CAES Announces Field Trials Showing Impact of a Variety of Delivery Mechanisms for Zoonotic Disease Control
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) and US Biologic, Inc. announce today the publication of field trials showing the impact of delivery mechanisms to enhance ...
Mason Kauffman of US Biologic on WKNO TV’s The Spark
The theme of The SPARK May 2020 is "Looking Out for Public Health." Jeremy C. Park interviews Mason Kauffman of US Biologic, a Memphis-based company ...
US Biologic Broadens Intellectual Property Platform in Prevention of Zoonotic Disease
US Biologic, a leading oral vaccine and therapeutic delivery company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent #1065360 ...
Vaccinating Mice May Finally Slow Lyme Disease
Kirby Stafford, Connecticut’s state entomologist, knows only one surefire way to reduce tick populations enough to cut Lyme disease rates: killing deer. Otherwise, he says, ...
Long-underfunded Lyme disease research gets an injection of money—and ideas
Months after a U.S. Congress–mandated working group sounded the alarm about tickborne illnesses and urged more federal action and money, the National Institutes of Health ...
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Education Materials
The Lyme Disease Association, the Global Lyme Alliance, and US BIOLOGIC each contributed to educational materials to highlight the important role ecology plays in disease transmission. Feel free to use the materials for your educational needs.
Videos
In this video, US BIOLOGIC's leadership describe the challenges of zoonotic disease and Lyme disease how US BIOLOGIC addresses these challenges.