(Millbrook, NY) — New research shows mice play a key role in Lyme disease risk. The research done at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem studies shows in a year with a larger mouse population, the following year shows there’s an up to 40 percent more in the number of ticks. The study also shows deer […]
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Mice Hold Key To Lyme Disease Risk
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(Millbrook, NY) — New research shows mice play a key role in Lyme disease risk. The research done at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem studies shows in a year with a larger mouse population, the following year shows there’s an up to 40 percent more in the number of ticks. The study also shows deer population numbers did not predict the tick population. Meanwhile, acorns are a factor because research shows when there’s a larger crop of acorns produced from oak trees, there’s a larger population of mice the following year because there’s more food for them.