Lyme Disease

The county has set up collection boxes for ticks at three parks: Lone Elk, Greensfelder and West Tyson.

As part of a two-year statewide effort to track ticks, scientists from A.T. Still University in Kirksville and the Missouri Department of Conservation are asking residents to mail in samples of the tiny parasites. The team plans to map the distribution of tick species on a county-by-county basis, along with their bacterial pathogens.

Olivia Goodreau is trying to help other people avoid what happened to her: Lyme disease.Goodreau partnered with thePLAN, a software company in central…

A small survey of St. Louis-area physicians found doctors greatly overestimate the prevalence of Lyme disease and underestimate the prevalence of other…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2010 - Invaders wreak havoc. No, we are not referring to Attila the Hun or Hagar the…