CDC researchers warned clinicians March 27 about a potential resurgence of murine typhus, a rare flea-borne disease, according to MedPage Today.  Murine typhus, caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi ...

Data captured from electronic health records (EHRs) may offer a more complete method for determining the incidence of Lyme disease in the United States, according to results of a ...

The infection is almost exclusively passed to humans through the bite of a parasite, which is crucial to remove quickly ...

In a medical first, a research team in China has successfully stitched a CRISPR gene-edited pig liver into a brain-dead ...

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have identified the enzyme BbLDH as a crucial factor for Lyme disease ...

Medicare Part D helps cover prescription drugs, which means it should cover most of the cost of antibiotics to treat Lyme disease. However, since Part D plans are provided by Medicare-approved private ...

Lyme disease, spread by infected ticks, starts with flu-like symptoms but can lead to serious neurological, heart, and joint ...

Existing projects are also on hold because research institutions cannot be certain they will be continued, or if they absorb ...

A Lowcountry woman is working to raise awareness about the dangers of ticks by organizing a music festival aimed at educating ...

Deer tick activity surged this week as warmer weather stirred the Lyme-disease carrying arachnids out of their dormant winter ...

Targeting a key enzyme in the microorganism responsible for the disease could stop both its growth and ability to infect.