Experts are urging caution after a record number of Lyme disease cases were reported in 2022.
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Cases of a tick-borne disease rising sharply in Maine, CDC says
Only Vermont had a steeper increase in cases of babesiosis from 2011 to 2019, according to a new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
No, this week’s deep freeze won’t mean fewer ticks this spring
Ticks don’t like cold weather, but the below-zero temperatures expected later this week will not be enough to kill the disease-spreading arachnids.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
UMaine gets federal funds for tick research as state sets record for Lyme disease cases
Maine’s U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King lobbied for the $6.2 million in research funding that’s part of the recently passed federal budget bill.
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Tickborne diseases are on the rise, Maine CDC warns
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it has recorded nearly 2,000 cases of Lyme disease so far this year.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Climate change means more mice – natural reservoirs for Lyme disease
Beyond the nuisance created by mice, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire have so far experienced the largest increases in reported cases of Lyme disease.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine resident dies from tick-borne illness
A Waldo County resident died from Powassan, a rare tick-borne virus, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inLocal & State
Lyme-carrying ticks are increasing in Midcoast forest, research finds
The ticks were collected from small mammals in Holt Research Forest in Arrowsic to track the prevalence of disease.
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More ticks testing positive for Lyme disease in Maine
The rate of infection for Lyme disease grew by almost 6% last year.
Posted inNation & World, Outdoors
Warmer summers worsen tick infestations for U.S. moose, study finds
Tick infestation is a leading cause of recent population declines in the Northeast, where summer temperatures have been surging more than in the Upper Midwest.