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How Ticks Transmit Lyme Disease to Humans

Imaging Technique Leads to Better Understanding

ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2009) — Using a powerful microscopic live imaging technique, a research team led by Dr. Justin Radolf, professor in the Departments of Medicine and Genetics and Developmental Biology at the University of Connecticut Health Center, has discovered the way ticks transmit Lyme disease to humans is different than previously thought. The research is published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Continued