"For the first time ever, University of North Florida’s Dr. Kerry Clark and colleagues reported finding two species of Lyme disease bacteria previously unknown to infect humans, Borrelia americana and Borrelia andersonii, in symptomatic patients living in the southeastern USA. Importantly, the commonly found lone star tick, formerly believed by many to be incapable of transmitting Lyme disease, was implicated in some of these cases." See more at: http://lymedisease.org/news/...
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Both nymph and adult Lone Star ticks are aggressive biters, and while they’re not vectors of Lyme disease, they can transmit some other nasty pathogens, includiding various rickettsias and the non-Lyme disease causing bacteria associated with Southern Tick Associate Rash Illness (STARI). Studies suggest that about 10% of Lone Star ticks carry the agent causing human monocytic ehrlichiosis. Right now, there are a whole lot of Lone Star ticks out there, so preventing bites is importanthttp://bit.ly/repellentclothes
