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Study observes increase in Lyme disease-causing ticks across California s woodlands and beaches

US-based researchers – at Colorado State University and the Northern Arizona University – have discovered that disease-causing ticks are finding their way onto beachfront properties, including infestations in woodlands and beaches around North California.

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Study finds Lyme-carrying ticks next to beaches and pretty much wherever we looked

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 beaches themselves, but in the brush and vegetation beachgoers may walk through to get to the sand. Daniel Salkeld, a research scientist at Colorado State University who led the study, said researchers wanted a bird s eye view of where ticks are found in Northern California and what they are infected with, such as bacteria that causes Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

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Ticks carrying Lyme found near beaches in California

Ticks carrying Lyme found near beaches in California
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Lyme disease: Study shows ticks carrying disease found to be abundant in beach areas

Lyme disease: Study shows ticks carrying disease found to be abundant in beach areas
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Ticks Carrying Disease Found to Be Abundant in Beach Areas, Similar to Woodlands, According to New Study

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 News provided by Share this article Share this article 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

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