Station scientists were some of the first to recognize that the disease was tick-borne.

Some estimates indicate that tick-borne diseases cost society more than $1 billion a year.

If the illness is a new disease, it will join 10 other tick-borne illnesses.

A spotted fever is a type of tick-borne disease which presents on the skin.

It is the most common tick-borne infection in the United States.

Tick-borne encephalitis is common to parts of Croatia, especially in the summer months.

Recovery from the tick-borne infections can be a two-step process.

It is a critical host in the maintenance of tick-borne encephalitis.

As people grow more vigilant, the tick-borne illness becomes much easier to manage.

But it also complicates efforts to diagnose and treat tick-borne disease.

This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.

In South America, tick-borne disease recognition and occurrence is rising.

For Europe, only two are listed: tick-borne encephalitis and rabies.

Tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease are widespread throughout the country.

In general, specific laboratory tests are not available to rapidly diagnose tick-borne diseases.

He is now working on a project to stop the spread of tick-borne diseases by immunizing the animals that carry them.

This is no time to get complacent about Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the country.

Tick-borne diseases occur worldwide, including in your own backyard.

Effective insect repellents can protect you from serious mosquito- and tick-borne diseases.

Learn about treatments for lyme disease and tick-borne infections.

A case in point is Lyme disease, which is actually a tick-borne bacterial infection.

The speakers said they were seeking an increase in the $150,000 now allocated in the budget for the tick-borne disease.

In 1989, station scientists discovered that tick-borne babesiosis, was present in Connecticut.

As with all tick-borne illnesses, the earlier Lyme disease is treated, the more easily it can be cured.

Standard measures used against other tick-borne illnesses apply.