Lyme disease is on the rise. Caused by a spirochete Borreliella burgdorferi, it affects an estimated 500,000 people in...
A Selective Antibiotic for Lyme Disease
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Lyme Carditis in Hospitalized Children and Adults, a Case Series
Ten children and 20 adults were admitted for Lyme carditis between June and October. Ninety percent were male, and 87%...
Development of a Capture Sequencing Assay for Enhanced Detection and Genotyping of Tick-borne pathogens
Inadequate sensitivity has been the primary limitation for implementing high-throughput sequencing for studies of...
Powassan Virus Encephalitis Following Brief Attachment of Connecticut Deer Ticks
Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-transmitted pathogen that may cause severe encephalitis; experimentally, it can be...
Blocking Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission from Infected Ticks to Nonhuman Primates with a Human Monoclonal Antibody
Disrupting transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (B. burgdorferi) from infected ticks to humans is...
Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island
Semicentennial of Human Babesiosis, Nantucket Island Fifty years ago, the index case of human babesiosis due to...