In a new study, scientists say they found more infected ticks had fed on shrews, upending the common belief that white-footed mice were the main culprits.
Lyme disease
2024
November 7, 2024
After eight years of research, a new breakthrough in science has taken a big step forward in potentially stopping the transmission of Lyme disease between mice and ticks.
2023
October 25, 2023
Earlier this month, Care Access said the FDA inspected the company’s activities in the Lyme vaccine trials and it resulted in no “Form 483,” observations, meaning investigators found no clinical practices violations.
February 21, 2023
A first of its kind Lyme disease vaccine trial ran into a road block last weekend as the developers announced they had discontinued the study for about half of the thousands of participants in the U.S. — including those on Martha’s Vineyard.
2022
October 31, 2022
Organizers of a first-of-its-kind Lyme disease vaccine trial on Martha’s Vineyard are still looking for signups, after an initial wave of recruitment has slowed down in recent months.
September 15, 2022
Just as medical professionals on the Vineyard are feeling encouraged by the start of a Lyme vaccine trial, Island doctors are reporting numerous instances of itchy, painful rashes caused by lone star tick larvae in so-called “tick bombs.”
