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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Lyme disease cases could be 10 times higher than records show, CDC finds
Maine set a record in 2019 with 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness, but a federal report suggests the actual number is much higher.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
The humble Farmer: Party animal hides out on the farm – from ticks, not COVID
Told to stay out of the sun, humble is grateful for a young neighbor who likes weeding, picking carrots and repairing things bought at the dump store.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Maine disease researchers get loads of tick submissions
Researchers who track the prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Maine are getting more submissions of the pests this year
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Lyme disease cases in Maine hit a record high last year
The state had at least 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness in 2019, well above the 1,852 cases in 2018 – and more reports may come in.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Tick-borne illnesses Lyme and anaplasmosis increased in Maine in 2019
Since 2012, the state has had a more-than tenfold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, which has more severe symptoms than Lyme disease.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2019
Two tick-borne diseases surge in Maine, even as Lyme cases drop off
Anaplasmosis and babesiosis cases are surging, while reported cases of Lyme disease are lower so far in 2019 than in previous years.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
Commentary: Fight Lyme disease by boosting tick-borne illness response funding
Introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, the TICK Act will help provide new diagnostic tools and better treatment options.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Sen. Collins promotes bill to fight Lyme disease in hearing UMaine’s ‘tick lab’
The senator was promoting the TICK Act, which would provide $100 million in funding to combat tick-borne diseases.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Measure in U.S. House seeks answers to whether military created Lyme disease
Members of Congress voted unanimously last week to order the Pentagon to report about any biological weapons program that may have mistakenly or deliberately exposed Americans to tick-borne diseases.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
If a tick bites you in Maine, collect it and send it for testing
State officials say the testing can show whether the person bitten by the tick was exposed to tick-borne disease.