Not all cell walls are created equal. Take the peculiar makeup of the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium’s cell wall. It might play a role in lingering symptoms of Lyme disease — the most common ...

Company on track to initiate a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, adaptive Phase 2 field study in the first half of 2027, pending FDA ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered a novel mechanism by which Borrelia bacteria distributed by ticks avoid the human immune defence system. A study conducted at the University ...

During a decade practicing medicine in Brazil, I managed severe outcomes of vector-borne pathogens. Dengue, malaria, yellow ...

Every year, nearly half a million Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease, and most recover fully after a standard course ...

There’s a new Borrelia bacterium on the block, joining its cousin in causing Lyme disease. B. mayonii has recently been identified as a new cause of Lyme in the Midwest. So far, the new species has ...

Lyme disease isn’t the only thing to get ticked off about this summer. A new tick-borne illness is making the rounds in the Northeastern U.S., confounding doctors who may not know to test for it. New ...

Inside a cell it is so crowded that a certain protein from borrelia winds up being crunched. From having been like an oblong rugby football, it gets bent and then collapses into a lump. At this point ...

The most common tick-borne disease in humans is Lyme borreliosis. Extensive field and laboratory tests have revealed that the Borrelia bacterium is present in a larger proportion of ticks than has ...

A study conducted at the University of Helsinki under the direction of Docent Taru Meri uncovered a mechanism by which Borrelia bacteria are able to evade human immune defences. The mechanism ...