En Carta Diagnostics, a start-up company developing molecular diagnostics kits, has announced that its EC Pocket Lyme test has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the US Food and Drug ...

For decades, scientists have questioned mosquitoes' ability to transmit Lyme disease. A recent study now appears to settle the debate once and for all. Researchers from Florida International ...

A new treatment is being developed for seasonal protection of Lyme disease, which experts warned could be on the rise in Illinois given an increase in ticks across the state. Lyme disease is a ...

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the United States, announced the publication of new research in PLOS Pathogens identifying a novel mechanism that may trigger ...

Researchers at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center have developed a way to diagnose Lyme disease earlier and more accurately than traditional testing methods. Over the past 30 years, Lyme disease has ...

In many regions of the U.S. and the world, enjoying the great outdoors comes with a hidden risk: ticks and the diseases they carry. Ticks can carry pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia ...

Lyme disease, a bacterial infection, is the most common tick-borne illness in the U.S. Early treatment with antibiotics is crucial for full recovery from Lyme disease. Untreated Lyme disease can ...