Renewed urgency in preventing Lyme disease New vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and oral therapies offer hope against the growing threat of tick-borne infections.

https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/renewed-urgency-in-preventing-lyme-disease-17116 Vectorborne diseases account for more than 17 percent of all infectious diseases worldwide, causing over 700,000 deaths annually and leaving millions more with chronic, debilitating conditions, according to the World Health Organization. These illnesses are spread by a variety of arthropods — mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas — and even some mammals can serve as reservoirs for the pathogens they carry.