Lyme Disease In Horses

Part I of Essay
Lyme Borreliosis, also know as Lyme Disease, is caused by Borrelia Burgdorferi, a bacterium. The bacteria are transmitted through deer ticks. The disease is named for the town of Old Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first discovered and diagnosed. Lyme Disease effects many p ....

Part II of Essay
.... Disease has been reported in 45 states, however the disease is mainly clustered in the mid-Atlantic, northeast, North Central and pacific coastal regions of the United States. Ninety-four percent of the human cases are reported from California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. For a tick to pass Lyme Disease to a horse, it must feed for 12 to 24 hours. This can work to our advantage in preventing the disease. Proper grooming, and examining your horse in areas where ticks like to fee ....