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Study: High-Risk Areas For Lyme Disease Are Growing
NEW YORK (AP) — The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new government study published Wednesday U.S. cases remain concentrated in the...
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Report: Ticks, Risk Of Lyme Disease Are Rapidly Increasing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A new report states the risk of Lyme disease is rapidly growing. Minnesota is one of 17 that carry the highest risk for Lyme disease in the U.S., and the Centers for Disease...
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Jurors Hear 911 Call In Second Day Of Zumberge Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Jurors heard some riveting audio Thursday in the murder trial of Neal Zumberge. He’s the New Brighton homeowner accused of shooting his neighbor to death in a long-simmering...
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Man Accused Of Killing Neighbor Takes Stand In Trial
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Testimony concluded in the murder trial of a New Brighton man accused of killing his neighbor over a deer feeding dispute. Neal Zumberge took the stand in his own defense on Monday,...
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Officials: New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered At Mayo Clinic
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new species of Lyme disease-causing bacteria has been discovered by Mayo Clinic scientists. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – along with Mayo Clinic and health...
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CDC: Worse Than Normal Tick Season Expected
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Medical experts are asking those who spend a lot of time outside this summer to be extra mindful of ticks. Researchers fear they could be an even bigger problem this year due to...
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Talking Points: Ticks, Pets & Lyme Disease
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Public health officials and veterinarians are warning about an abundance of deer ticks this summer in Minnesota — not only do they represent a threat to humans but to our animals...
View Article‘Tick Explosion’ May Be Coming This Summer, Expert Warns
MILTON (CBS Local) – Americans are happy to shed their coats after a long and harsh winter, but you may still want to consider keeping your skin covered up even as it gets warm. One expert is warning...
View ArticleAfter Long Winter, Explosion Of Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Expected
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It appears we are not the only ones excited about the warmer weather. So are deer ticks. The first ones of the season were spotted on April 12 in Dakota County. Local experts...
View ArticleTick-Borne Diseases Rising, Here’s How To Prevent Infection
CBS Local — The weather is warming and health experts believe this summer will be plagued by a rising number of disease-carrying ticks. Despite the troubling outlook and jump in Lyme disease cases...
View ArticleHealth Officials Warn Of Deer Ticks Over Fourth Of July
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With the Fourth of July two days away, health officials are warning people to be on the lookout for deer ticks. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says the snow we received...
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Backyard Chickens Eat Harmful Ticks, But Are Giving People Salmonella
CALVERTON, N.Y. (CBS Local) – As disease-carrying ticks continue to spread across the country, many Americans are turning to an inventive and all-natural approach to removing ticks: chickens. “Within a...
View ArticleLyme Disease Has Spread To All 50 States, Report Finds
SECAUCUS, N.J. (CBS Local) – A new report has found that the tick-borne illness Lyme disease has been detected in all 50 states and cases continue to rise. Quest Diagnostics has released their findings...
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What You Should Know About Tick Season In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Spring officially began in March, and with warmer weather on the way we can expect ticks to arrive with it. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health says deer ticks are...
View ArticleMDH Warns Of More Lyme-Carrying Ticks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota residents may believe this past winter was rough, but state health officials say it wasn’t bad enough to kill off the deer ticks that carry Lyme disease. Dave Neitzel...
View ArticleCollins, Smith Bill To Combat Lyme And Other Tick Diseases Moves On
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A U.S. Senate committee is advancing a proposal from Sen. Susan Collins to improve research about Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. Collins, a Republican, introduced...
View ArticleHealth Officials Warn COVID-19, Lyme Disease Symptoms Similar
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With summertime weather in full swing, many Minnesotans are excited to get outdoors. But with social distancing sending even more people out into the woods, health officials are...
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