Coyotes expanding into new territories across North America may be driving a surge in Lyme disease.
DOESN’T LIKE COYOTES The red fox (shown) fades away when coyotes arrive, a switch of top predators that lets small rodents, good hosts for Lyme disease pathogens, flourish.
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