The problem is much more serious than public health officials and doctors are willing to admit.
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Hot and dry weather apparently hampering ticks that carry Lyme disease
Lyme cases are down through the month of July compared to the same period last year, and experts suspect it’s because ticks that carry the disease are lying low.
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Letter to the editor: Climate change does occur slowly – until human actions overpower nature
To say a vast majority of people won’t be affected by warming overlooks recent distressing events and hampers recognition of the dangers we face.
Posted inMaine, News
As tick threat explodes, state’s reluctance to address climate link may threaten public health
The CDC says rising temperatures are partly to blame for the tripling of mosquito-, tick- and flea-borne illnesses from 2004 to 2016, but Maine’s governor, a climate skeptic, is tying public health officials’ hands.
Posted inHealth, Letters
Letter to the editor: Climate change helps Lyme disease persist
Ticks are now able to thrive in environments where they previously would have frozen to death.
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Maine researchers explore link between climate change and Lyme disease
Academic and health care investigators are learning more about the complex web of factors driving the expansion of tick habitat, including global warming.
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Lyme disease vaccine sees only plodding progress
The FDA has approved clinical trials for one vaccine, but it will likely be years before a product goes to market to prevent a disease that affects at least 30,000 people in the U.S. each year.
Posted inMaine, News
Lyme isn’t the only tick-borne disease on the rise in Maine
It’s probably not a bad idea to watch this excellent overview of useful tick knowledge produced by the Maine CDC.
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Lyme cases in Maine rose to another record in 2016
Infection reports totaled 1,464, and the ticks that transmit the disease are re-emerging now, sparking calls for people to take precautions.
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Despite drought, Lyme disease cases came roaring back this fall
Scientists say ticks likely fled to the deep woods over the hot, dry summer, but returned to put 2016 on pace for a Lyme record.