"Breakthrough Vaccine Targets Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Newsweek
Scientists have developed a vaccine against ticks that transmit Lyme disease, targeting the microbiota of the tick rather than the bacteria that causes the disease. The vaccine uses a harmless bacteria to stimulate the production of antibodies that interact with the tick's microbiota, preventing colonization by the Lyme disease-causing bacteria. The vaccine has shown promising results in mice, protecting ticks from colonization but not preventing disease symptoms in the mice. The researchers hope that this vaccine could be a game-changer in combating Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, as well as potentially being used to target diseases transmitted by other vectors like mosquitoes.