Lyme disease | Community Deer Advisor

A tick-borne illness with potentially devastating long-term effects for individuals unlucky enough to contract it. Lyme disease(link is external) is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to people through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks.

The Relationship Between Deer Density, Tick Abundance, and Human Cases of Lyme Disease in a Residential Community

This peer-reviewed article chronicles the ways in which community-based deer management in Mumford Cove, Connecticut reduced Lyme disease incidence over a 13-year period.