Tick bite that resulted in Lyme disease. Credit: CDC

Making the Blood Toxic to Borrelia

Antibody prevents Lyme Disease by killing bacteria in ticks and blocking infection by tick bite

Nancy R. Gough
Jul 27, 2017 · 6 min read

Researchers in Massachusetts at MassBiologics are developing a new strategy to combat Lyme disease. The new strategy involves injecting an antibody that kills the disease-causing bacteria in the tick when the tick bites the person who had been…

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