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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Maine CDC reports death from exposure to rare tick-borne Powassan virus
The Sagadahoc County resident is the first Mainer to contract the disease in 2023.
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They’re back: Ticks have returned for the season
Last year, 5,274 Mainers submitted ticks to the University of Maine Tick Lab to test for dangerous pathogens.
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Ticks reemerging in Maine after slow start to the season
Experts are urging caution after a record number of Lyme disease cases were reported in 2022.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.