With almost 700 000 estimated cases each year in the United States and Europe, Lyme
borreliosis (LB), also called Lyme disease, is the most common tick-borne illness in the …

Borrelia burgdorferi is a human pathogen vectored by Ixodes ticks and maintained in nature
by a suite of competent vertebrate reservoirs. White-tailed deer (WTD) are considered to be …

Characterizing the diversity of genes associated with virulence and transmission of a
pathogen across the pathogen's distribution can inform our understanding of host infection …

Reservoir host associations have been observed among and within Borrelia genospecies,
and host complement-mediated killing is a major determinant in these interactions. In North …

Recent changes in climate and human land‐use have resulted in alterations of the
geographic range of many species, including human pathogens. Geographic range …

Changing climates are allowing the geographic expansion of ticks and their animal hosts,
increasing the risk of Borrelia-caused zoonoses in Canada. However, little is known about …

The rising prevalence of Lyme disease (LD) in North America and Europe has emerged as a
pressing public health concern. Despite the availability of veterinary LD vaccines, no …

Molecular biology plays an important role in understanding the structures, functions and
internal controls within each cell. All this can be used to diagnose the diseases, effectively …

Characterizing the diversity of genes associated with virulence and transmission of a
pathogen across the pathogen's distribution can inform our understanding of host infection …