In Virginia, Lyme disease is transmitted by blacklegged ticks, infected with the Lyme disease-causing bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. (Credit Virginia Tech)
Lyme disease is on the rise. Higher global temperatures are part of the problem, helping ticks thrive.
But it turns out, the infamous black legged deer tick that carries Lyme bacteria in North America, has a secret weapon that scientists have just identified.
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