Couple of quotes: "Varieties of the blacklegged tick that may carry bacteria responsible for Lyme disease are present in 45 percent of counties nationwide, compared with just 30 percent in 1998, researchers found."
(Oh yeah, CDC is on top of it! NOT!)
"Some patients, but not all, develop a characteristic "bull's eye" rash soon after the tick bite."
(Least they got that right.)
"Outside of the U.S., ticks carry the disease in forested areas of Asia, northwestern, central and eastern Europe, according to the World Health Organization."
WHO? (pun intended)
I guess the good news is that at least it's on the forefront.
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