Lone Star Ticks Not Guilty in Spread Of Lyme Disease

While lone star ticks are guilty of transmitting bacteria that cause several human illnesses, including ehrlichiosis and Southern tick–associated rash illness, the scientific evidence says Lyme disease is not one of them.

A group of tick researchers led by Ellen Stromdahl, BCE, an entomologist at the Army Public Health Center, performed a comprehensive review of more than 60 published articles over 30 years. Those studies, encompassing tests on more than 52,000 lone star ticks from 22