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.
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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.
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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.
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Upside to drought: Fewer deer ticks and fewer cases of Lyme disease
Scientists, however, can’t explain why two other diseases transmitted by the tiny arachnid – anaplasmosis and babesiosis – have reached all-time highs.
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Leaf cover appears to help deer ticks survive winter, Maine researchers report
But data from a two-year study of tick mortality have yet to show how vulnerable they are to sudden drops in temperature.
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UMass lab steps up tick testing efforts for spring
The Laboratory of Medical Zoology in Amherst collects thousands of ticks from all over the country to determine where ticks are found, what diseases they carry, and how they spread.