Lyme disease update: new controversy, tick prevention tips, NJ danger spots

tick, tick diseases, tickbourne, lyme – BingNews
Lyme disease update: new controversy, tick prevention tips, NJ danger spots
president of the Wall-based Lyme Disease Association. “Unfortunately, now we know the ticks can be active when it’s above freezing.” The debate surrounding the most infamous tick-borne illness also doesn’t seem to be ending. Lyme disease affects …

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Blake Dinius, Plymouth County entomologist – Wicked Local Plymouth

Wicked Local Plymouth

Blake Dinius, Plymouth County entomologist
Wicked Local Plymouth
Dinius is the first-ever Plymouth County entomologist – he began work just last Monday – and a large part of his job will be devoted to finding ways to reduce the incidence of tick-borne diseases across the 27 communities of the county. Does the county

Tick-borne diseases a reality in Kittson County – Kittson County Enterprise

Asbury Park Press

Tick-borne diseases a reality in Kittson County
Kittson County Enterprise
The tick tests, including Lyme disease test, came back negative. I think Tim wondered if we'd all overreacted to a bad case of the flu. However, on Monday, July 24 he was retested for tick-borne diseases at our local clinic – on Tuesday, the results
Lyme disease update: new controversy, tick prevention tips, NJ danger spotsAsbury Park Press
When it comes to tick-borne illness, you must be your own advocateRiverheadLOCAL

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Fewer foxes could mean an uptick in Lyme disease – Treehugger

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Fewer foxes could mean an uptick in Lyme disease
Treehugger
New research suggests that a rise in tick-borne diseases could be linked to a shortage of mouse predators like foxes and martens. When left to take care of itself, Mother Nature does a pretty good job of figuring stuff out … until the human part of

The doctor is in: A Q&A with state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker – City & State

City & State

The doctor is in: A Q&A with state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker
City & State
At the New York state Department of Health, we actively monitor the tick population and incidences of tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease. Wadsworth Center, the state's public health laboratory, is on the leading edge of monitoring and research

Tick prevention modeled after Barnstable County – Cape Cod Times (subscription)

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Tick prevention modeled after Barnstable County
Cape Cod Times (subscription)
Plymouth County has taken a page from Barnstable County's campaign against tick-borne disease and hired an entomologist to lead prevention efforts. “Barnstable was having great success with its program around education and prevention,” with Cape Cod …

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