Mannequins help researchers show the public what ticks look like in context, on a body — something that close-ups and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the federal agency that monitors diseases and establishes guidelines to ...

The new regulation was met with pushback from the testing industry, which has long resisted additional government scrutiny.

Long Island is one of the epicenters for Lyme disease. Education and prevention are keys to avoiding tick bites and ...

Most typically, the rash expands and then fades within a few weeks after the bite. There is a blood test for Lyme Disease, but it is not perfect. The test generally produces positive results in the ...

While the parasitic infection is primarily spread through insect vectors, it can also be transmitted congenitally and is often asymptomatic in newborns.

Babesiosis infections can range from asymptomatic to severe. Many people don’t feel any symptoms, but those who do may have ...

a degenerative heart muscle disease, researchers have ... Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study showed that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or ...

Scores of other arrests were made on campuses across the country. The New York Times is publishing the court system’s transcripts from the Manhattan criminal trial of Donald J. Trump ...

However, it is estimated that there are annually 3,000 to 4,000 new cases of the disease, which ... an illness that mimics ...

Nationally, the data tracked by the EPA shows that Lyme disease cases nearly doubled between 1991 and 2018. And New England states have seen the largest increases in cases. Deer ticks have a two ...

Now, a positive laboratory test is sufficient ... “We have a lot of behind-the-scenes data management that’s new with this Lyme disease surveillance system,” said Rebecca Osborn, a vector ...