Lizard population drop is good news
By Linda on Jun 6, 2011 in Infections | comments(0)
Link: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/ticks-lizard-lyme-disease/
Excerpt:
BERKELEY — The Western fence lizard’s reputation for helping to reduce the threat of Lyme disease is in jeopardy. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that areas where the lizard had been removed saw a subsequent drop in the population of the ticks that transmit Lyme disease.
