Bug-borne disease monitoring project finds deer ticks on the rise in Midwest

(Indiana University) A new environmental monitoring project at Indiana University has found increased numbers of deer ticks, which often carry Lyme disease, in Southern Indiana. The presence of an organism that carries a specific disease-causing bacterium -- like deer ticks -- is commonly followed by a rise in the associated illness.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news