Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the
Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) …

In the race for economic development and prosperity, our earth is becoming more polluted
with each passing day. Technological advances in agriculture and rapid industrialization …

Public health management of Lyme disease (LD) is a dynamic challenge in Canada.
Climate warming is driving the northward expansion of suitable habitat for the tick vector …

In the US, disagreement over the biological basis of “chronic Lyme disease” has resulted in
the institutionalization of two standards of care:“mainstream” and “Lyme-literate.” For …

Climate sensitivity of infectious diseases is discussed in many studies. A quantitative basis
for distinguishing and predicting the disease impacts of climate and other environmental and …

Rationale, aims, and objectives Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is still a major concern
that can lead to devastating outcomes including antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to …

Small mammals are important reservoirs of multiple pathogens transmittable to humans.
Rodent populations are highly dynamic, passing through multiannual cycles with densities …

Lyme disease, recognized as one of the most important vector-borne diseases worldwide,
has been increasing in incidence and spatial extend in United States. In the Northeast and …

Lyme disease (LD) is the most common vector-borne disease in the USA. Beyond its tick-
borne nature, however, risk factors for LD are poorly understood. We used an online …

Lyme disease (LD) cases have been on the rise throughout the United States, costing the
healthcare system up to $1.3 billion per year, and making LD one of the greatest threats to …