Individuals who are bitten by a blacklegged tick have a higher risk of being exposed to more than one pathogen at the same time. The new research, published online today in the journal emPLOS ONE/em, was conducted by scientists at Bard College, Sarah Lawrence College, and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. "We found that ticks are almost twice as likely to be infected with two pathogens-the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and the protozoan ...
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