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New Lyme Preventive Shows Promise Amid Rising Cases

10/10/2025

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  • Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are developing TNX-4800, a Lyme preventive lasting nearly a year.
  • Ontario County, New York, reports about 300 Lyme cases and declares a public health emergency, while doctors warn of rare Lyme-related heart complications.
  • In Ohio, the Asian longhorned tick has been confirmed, raising livestock concerns while no human-disease link is yet established.