Deer blood kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease
Updated: 2023-03-31 13:26:15
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Deer blood kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease March 31, 2023 University of Massachusetts As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases  (NEWVEC and his team have completed research that offers a promising lead in the fight against Lyme . disease The study , published recently in the journal Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases demonstrates that the blood of the white-tailed deer kills the corkscrew-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease , a potentially debilitating illness . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC estimates that each year
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