September 2, 2004

Identifying Tick Genes Could Halt Disease, Bioterrorism Threat

Ticks as small as a freckle can transmit a number of illnesses for which there is no vaccine and, in some cases, no cure. These creatures even could become bioterrorism weapons.

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June 17, 2004

Researcher Issues Caution On Live Virus Vaccines

A New York Medical College microbiologist warns that live virus vaccines to prevent infectious diseases like West Nile virus and yellow fever could have dire consequences.

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April 8, 2004

Researchers Find No Safe Place To Sit In California Tick-infested Forest

After a long hike through some of California's forests, it may be tempting to rest on a log or lean against a tree. Wrong move, say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, who found that such activities may increase the risk of acquiring ticks harboring the Lyme disease bacterium.

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February 23, 2004

Researchers Uncover Key To Survival Of Bacterium That Causes Lyme Disease

A specific outer-surface protein found in the bacterium that causes tick-borne Lyme disease is essential to survival of the bacterium in its natural life cycle and colonization in the insect, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found.

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