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13 hrs ago | SeacoastOnline

Now is the time to think about Lyme disease

Despite it being early in the season, local resident Betty Goodrich believes now is the time to begin talking about Lyme disease.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, tick, Lyme, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Portsmouth, NH

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Purcellville Welcomes Loudoun Lyme 5K Race Sunday

DryHome Roofing and Siding has planned the 3rd Annual Loudoun Lyme 5K/1M Sunday, May 19, at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville to raise awareness and money to help find a cure for Lyme disease.

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Related Topix: Purcellville, VA, Medicine, Health, Loudoun County, VA

Patch.com

Dog Owners, Protect Your Pooch from Ticks

Even in the suburbs, taking Fido for a walk can mean coming home with an unwanted stowaway-a tick.

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Related Topix: tick, Medicine

Times Herald-Record

Keep ticks off, remove them from, your body

Q. I am concerned about ticks getting on my children when they play outside. What should I know about them? - Shari, Fallsburg A. Ticks cannot jump or fly, but often climb grasses and shrubs in order to come into contact with people or animals walking by so they can attach themselves and feed on blood.

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Related Topix: tick, Health, Medicine

Fri May 17, 2013

DVM

Parasitologists warn of high tick risk

Hot or cold? Drought or floods? With the unpredictability of recent weather conditions across the country, it's hard to know what to expect from Mother Nature this summer.

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Related Topix: Weather, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Health

WTVY Dothan

Lyme Disease in the South

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley recently declared May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month, but a diagnosis can be hard to come by in the state.

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Related Topix: Health, Robert Bentley, US Governors, Crohn's Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WLNE-TV Providence

Could Rhode Island see another terrible tick year?

Tick season never really ends, and it never really begins. Many of the large ticks from last year are still active and in a couple weeks the small nymphal stage deer ticks will hatch.

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Related Topix: tick, Health, Medicine

Thu May 16, 2013

Char-Koosta News

Dona t let wood ticks get under your skin

Getting out into the woods to hike in the spring can be great fun. Unfortunately, it only takes one wood tick to give you the heebie geebies and leave you feeling creepy crawly all over for the rest of the day.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

WNYT NewsChannel 13

Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses: the wide ranging problems they pose.

A year ago, Lori Brownell was experiencing bizarre symptoms including seizures and fainting spells.

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Related Topix: tick, Medicine, Infectious Diseases

State of Maine

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month - 5/16/2013

Lyme disease is the second most commonly reported infectious disease in Maine, with over 1,100 cases reported in 2012.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Infectious Diseases, US Governors, Paul LePage

MLive.com

Tick alert: Record number predicted in Kent County after wet spring

Record numbers of ticks are expected in Kent County this year, thanks to the steady downpours and record flooding this spring.

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Related Topix: tick, Health, Medicine

Isegoria

The Complex and Pathogen-Laden World of Ticks

Foxes were originally very abundant in the eastern United States, where they feasted on small mammals like white-footed mice.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed May 15, 2013

KFYR-TV Bismarck

Tick Season

With the warmer weather, you`re probably spending more time outdoors. But, that means you`re at greater risk for diseases spread by ticks.

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Related Topix: tick, Health, Weather, Larson, ND, Medicine

WKTV

Some flea treatments may not be as effective

Lyme Disease is a major health concern as tick season approaches and a local veterinarian says he hears more and more treatments are not effective and that some ticks are becoming resistant.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Belleville News Democrat

Ticks, mosquitoes heat up their attacks

They are waiting in the grass, weeds, and the trees. Waiting for people and their pets to walk by so they can hitch a ride and steal a meal.

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Related Topix: tick, Health, Medicine, West Nile Virus, St Clair County, IL

Capital Weekly

Tick Talk

Tick Talk at the Camden Public Library, with Lyme disease specialist Dr. Bea Szantyr.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Maine

Tue May 14, 2013

WMFD-TV Mansfield

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The Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department has issued a warning about the abundance of ticks being reported in Richland County.

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Related Topix: Richland County, OH, Canada, Medicine, Health

PhysOrg Weblog

Effective vaccination against borreliosis possible

"Borreliosis" or "Lyme disease" is caused by the bacterium "Borrelia burgdorferi". In Austria approximately 16,000 people fall ill with borreliosis annually following a tick bite.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology

Mon May 13, 2013

TheNBXpress.com

Out for Blood: Ticks, Lyme Disease Cases on the Rise in Ohio

Warmer weather is finally here and with the rising temperatures comes the emergence of ticks that may carry dangerous diseases, and are now looking to feed.

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Related Topix: tick, Health, Ohio, Medicine, Weather, Coshocton County, OH

Garden Rant

Pleas Ideas Needed for Biodiverse Lawn by Garden Rant

Like other members of the Lawn Reform Coalition, I believe that the contemporary model of lawn has got to go.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Old Lyme, CT, Epidemic, Medicine, Natural Disasters, Health