Lyme disease-carrying ticks found near beaches at equal rates as wooded areas, study says
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A study analyzing the prevalence of Lyme disease-carrying ticks in Northern California, more commonly associated with wooded habitats, found that the insects were just as abundant in coastal areas. Beaches and lizard habitats can no longer be considered havens from ticks, said Linda Giampa, executive director at Bay Area Lyme Foundation, which funded the research. Based on this new data, we are now encouraging residents to take preventative measures in beach areas and encouraging healthcare providers to learn the symptoms of tick-borne infections beyond Lyme disease.
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Ticks Carrying Disease Found to Be Abundant in Beach Areas, Similar to Woodlands, According to New Study
Study Funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation Also Shows Ticks in Northern California Carry a Diversity of Disease-causing Bacteria at Higher Rates Than Previously Reported
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PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif., April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the US, today announced results of a study demonstrating that adult Western black-legged ticks (
Ixodes pacificus) carrying
Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, were found in beach areas at equal rates to the woodland habitats in parts of northwestern California. Further, researchers, who were testing ticks for up to 5 species of tick-borne bacteria, found that the collective infection rate of all species was as high as 31% in at least one area, which offers a different perspective from previous studies t