September 5, 2020

Ticks Thrive at High Altitudes in the Alps Researchers studying ticks in the Alps found that ticks can survive and reproduce at elevations previously thought unsuitable for their survival. Because Ixodes ticks transmit Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, the discovery of ticks thriving at higher altitudes raises questions about how climate and habitat changes […]

Are Doctors Reluctant to Diagnose Lyme Disease? Are doctors reluctant to diagnose Lyme disease? Investigators asked clinicians to review a series of Lyme disease case presentations to determine whether physicians might hesitate to include Lyme disease in their differential diagnosis. The study found that Lyme disease appeared on the differential diagnosis list in only 5