Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics. From: Lyme Disease145,146 Red Book® 2015, 2015 Figure Legend: This photograph of a whitetail deer, Odocoileus virginianus, was taken during a Lyme disease field investigation in 1993. Whitetail deer are investigated during outbreaks of Lyme disease because they serve as hosts to the ticks which carry B burgdorferi, the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease. Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date of download: 11/14/2017 Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved.