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Public health officials say ticks are emerging earlier and staying active longer because of changes in climate and land use, resulting in a rising risk of infection carried by the

Public-health officials say ticks are emerging earlier and staying active longer because of changes in climate and land use, resulting in a rising risk of infection carried by the parasites.

Plus, 2022 offers a ‘wildfire year’ and not just a season, a summer of Lyme disease as cases grow, and more.

Patients with localized disease had the lowest attributed costs, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.

A team of researchers has developed an mRNA-based vaccine that aims to prevent Lyme disease by deterring the tick itself.

Initially halted by public fears, a preventive treatment could be here in two years.

‘Ticks Surprise Us:’ 2021 May Be Big Lyme Disease Year May 7 , 2021 -- Planning to hit the beach this summer? You might want to throw some bug spray into that beach bag along with your sunscreen. For the first time, Lyme disease-carrying ticks -- typically associated with woodlands in New England and other forested regions of the U.S. -- have been found in abundance near beaches in Northern California, new research shows. Daniel Salkeld, PhD, a Colorado State University research scien...

Study finds Lyme-carrying ticks next to beaches and pretty much wherever we looked Paulina Firozi, The Washington Post April 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A man walks along the coast as the fog rolls in at Drakes Beach in Inverness, California on December 13, 2019. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP) PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images Disease-carrying ticks, commonly associated with wooded areas, are also abundant near beaches in Northern California, according to a study. They were not found on ...

By Marlene Cimons / Published Spring 2021 Long before the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a surge in telemedicine, John Aucotts patients would text and email him photos of their rashes. "My kids used to joke: Dont look at dads phone because its got pictures of peoples body parts," Aucott says. "Every time my phone pinged, it felt like Groundhog Day because it was the same, over and over." His phone is still pinging, but Aucott, director of the Johns Hopkins...