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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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 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.