Tick management programs could help stop Lyme disease, but US funding is inadequate
- Written by Isobel Ronai, Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University
Ticks cause many human diseases, including Lyme disease.fhm via Getty ImagesJustin Bieber, Shania Twain, Amy Schumer, Avril Lavigne, Ben Stiller and Kelly Osbourne are just six of the millions of people who report that they have suffered from Lyme disease, an illness that costs the U.S. more than $3 billion annually.
Approximately a half-million...
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