The Global Search for Education: Ticks – World’s Leading Scientists Will Meet in Oslo
Apr30

The Global Search for Education: Ticks – World’s Leading Scientists Will Meet in Oslo

Mauritania Posted By on Apr 30, 2014

http://landmarkinn.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/"http:/lm.stern.us.com/project/oberlin-mercantile-co/" Lyme disease continues to be an increasing problem in the Scandinavian countries. In a first of its kind conference in Scandinavia, several of the world’s leading scientists and clinicians in the field of vector-borne diseases will convene at the NorVect International Conference in Oslo on May 26th and 27th. While Lyme Borreliosis will be a key focus of the conference, equal emphasis will be placed on co-infections such as...

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The Global Search For Education: Ticks – Breaking the Transmission Cycle of Lyme Disease
Feb25

The Global Search For Education: Ticks – Breaking the Transmission Cycle of Lyme Disease

Posted By on Feb 25, 2014

“We have the first solution, of which we are aware, that can reduce the amount of Lyme disease being transmitted.” – Dr. Tom Monath What if we could vaccinate the white-footed mice that account for the majority of the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (the cause of Lyme disease) and significantly reduce the level of tick infection? An oral bait vaccine was distributed to white-footed mice. The mice created...

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