Lyme illness: Large tick-killing effort fails to cut back unfold of illness

Killing ticks in an space reduces the quantity carrying the primary bacterium that causes Lyme illness, however a big research discovered it doesn’t result in fewer stories of individuals getting sick

By James Dinneen

Tick-killing chemical compounds is probably not sufficient to cut back charges of Lyme illness and different tick-borne ailments on their very own. The biggest research of its sort on utilizing tick management to stop illness discovered killing ticks lowered the quantity and proportion of ticks carrying the primary bacterium that causes Lyme illness (Borrelia burgdorferi), however didn’t result in fewer stories of individuals getting sick.

Charges of Lyme illness within the US have elevated several-fold in …