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PublishedOctober 4, 2019
Two tick-borne diseases surge in Maine, even as Lyme cases drop off
Anaplasmosis and babesiosis cases are surging, while reported cases of Lyme disease are lower so far in 2019 than in previous years.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
Commentary: Fight Lyme disease by boosting tick-borne illness response funding
Introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, the TICK Act will help provide new diagnostic tools and better treatment options.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Sen. Collins promotes bill to fight Lyme disease in hearing UMaine’s ‘tick lab’
The senator was promoting the TICK Act, which would provide $100 million in funding to combat tick-borne diseases.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Measure in U.S. House seeks answers to whether military created Lyme disease
Members of Congress voted unanimously last week to order the Pentagon to report about any biological weapons program that may have mistakenly or deliberately exposed Americans to tick-borne diseases.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
If a tick bites you in Maine, collect it and send it for testing
State officials say the testing can show whether the person bitten by the tick was exposed to tick-borne disease.
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PublishedMay 26, 2019
‘Conditions are ripe’ for punishing tick season in Maine
Health officials caution that the pests are expected to push farther north this summer, and Lyme disease cases will likely surge.
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PublishedMay 23, 2019
Sen. Collins calls for $100 million federal response to fight tick-borne diseases
The proposal, co-sponsored by Sen. Angus King and others, would award grants to states to combat Lyme disease, collect data and improve treatment.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2018
Maine’s Lyme disease cases declined sharply in 2018
Experts believe the nearly 30 percent drop imay be related to the dry summer, although more research is needed.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2018
Another View: State statistics don’t fully reflect impact of Lyme disease
The problem is much more serious than public health officials and doctors are willing to admit.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
Hot and dry weather apparently hampering ticks that carry Lyme disease
Lyme cases are down through the month of July compared to the same period last year, and experts suspect it's because ticks that carry the disease are lying low.