Study observes increase in Lyme disease-causing ticks across California’s woodlands and beaches – News-Medical.Net

Ticks can cause conditions like Lyme disease, Borrelia miyamotoi infections, and human granulocytic anaplasmosis.
US-based researchers – at Colorado State University and the Northern Arizona University – have discovered that disease-causing ticks are finding their way onto beachfront properties, including infestations in woodlands and beaches around North California.
The study, published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, highlights the importance of understanding the local host…

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