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State’s health department warns: More ticks, more bites, more disease
In Albany County last year, according to data from the state’s health department, 871 ticks were collected from 12 sites, showing a population density of 41.69 percent.
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Family Shares How A Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis Cost Their Son's Childhood
An 8-year-old boy from Myrtle Beach battles late-stage Lyme disease after a missed early diagnosis. His parents face ...
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Instead Of A Vaccine For Lyme, How About A Vaccine For Ticks?
When ticks bite us, they release thousands of proteins through their saliva. Could a vaccine for the right ones stop ticks ...
Chronic Lyme disease was once dismissed. More doctors are coming around
When Gretchen Dunoyer heard the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was recruiting people with lingering Lyme disease ...
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Tick activity is higher in Texas this season. Why and how you should protect yourself
Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC’s tick-borne ...
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Lyme disease: Know the signs and symptoms
During the summer and fall months, people enjoy outdoor activities. Whether playing sports, camping, gardening or hiking, the ...
WV’s Lyme disease crisis grows as cases skyrocket in northern panhandle
Ohio County is seeing a dramatic rise in Lyme disease cases, reflecting a broader regional and national trend, according to the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department (WOCHD).
West Virginia’s Lyme disease crisis grows: Ohio County cases skyrocket
Ohio County is seeing a dramatic rise in Lyme disease cases, reflecting a broader regional and national trend, according to the Wheeling-Ohio County Health ...