The number of Lyme disease cases in Maine so far this year is just behind last year’s record pace, and the recent wet weather isn’t helping.
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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.
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Lyme disease rebounding in Maine this year
The state recorded 1,433 cases through Aug. 14, nearly matching the yearly total for 2021.
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Major test of first possible Lyme vaccine in 20 years begins
While a vaccine for dogs has long been available, the only Lyme vaccine for humans was pulled off the U.S. market in 2002 from lack of demand.
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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.
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Pfizer to conduct Lyme disease vaccine trial in Maine
The trial, held at Northern Light Health system in Brewer, will span over 13 months and require patients to take 2 shots 2 months apart.
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MIT researchers propose fighting Lyme by releasing mice on Nantucket
They want to release hundreds of thousands of native white-footed mice engineered to resist the bacteria that causes Lyme in an effort to slow disease transmission.
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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.
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Maine CDC reports one case of Powassan virus
The rare virus, which can cause serious health problems, is caused by deer ticks or woodchuck ticks.