Warmer weather means rise of ticks – and reminders to be vigilant – Norwich Bulletin

Warmer weather means rise of ticks – and reminders to be vigilant
Norwich Bulletin
With warmer temperatures approaching, health officials are urging residents to be aware of ticks, which can cause a host of illnesses, when spending time outdoors. Nymphal deer ticks looking for food sources generally make their appearance in May …

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Hudson Valley journalist's book about Lyme disease treatment controversy debuts
Berkshire Eagle
Pfeiffer says her persona odyssey into the controversies and challenges of tick-borne diseases started in 2012 because in the Hudson Valley, her former newspaper employer, the Poughkeepsie [N.Y.] Journal, realized that nearly everyone's life has been …
Lyme disease on the riseMy Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22

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Tick-Borne Disease Serochip (TBD Serochip) promises to revolutionize the diagnosis of tick-borne disease
ProHealth
A new blood test called the Tick-Borne Disease Serochip (TBD Serochip) promises to revolutionize the diagnosis of tick-borne disease by offering a single test to identify and distinguish between Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogen responsible for Lyme …

Filmmaker, bug expert team up for new documentary film 'Tick Days'
SouthCoastToday.com
A 50-year resident of Cape Cod, Crawford said that countless stories of tick-borne illnesses coming from friends, neighbors and relatives got her interested in making a documentary about the tick–disease epidemic sweeping the Cape and South Coast in …
Lyme disease: 'Public health time bomb' in the Berkshires environmenttheberkshireedge.com
Tick timeThe River Reporter (blog)

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