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Lyme disease

05/12/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Is 2017 the year of the Tick? Scientists predict a surge in Lyme disease cases

Scientists have urged those in the Northeastern United States to prepare for a rise in Lyme disease cases this year. The forecast comes at the heels of a population surge among white-footed mice which serve as hosts for Lyme-bearing ticks, USAToday.com reported. Scientists trace the upsurge in ticks to an acorn abundance in 2015, which caused the mice boom, […]

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