What Percentage of Ticks Have Lyme Disease?
What Percentage of Ticks Have Lyme Disease? “What are the chances this tick carried Lyme disease?” This is one of the most common questions after a tick bite. Quick Answer: In highly endemic regions of the northeastern United States, approximately 25–60% of deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) may carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme […]
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