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Lyme disease linked to deer tick bites in New England
A Rhode Island man recalls Lyme disease after a deer tick bite in 1985 and notes partial recovery. Health officials report rising cases across New England, with Connecticut loggings rising after mandatory reporting began. Researchers study deer tick spread, linking ticks to mice and deer, and test insecticide-treated nesting tubes to reduce tick bites.
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Providence
R.I
Anthony Pappas
Pappas
Harbor Baptist Church
Block Island
Lyme
Conn
New England
Rhode Island
South County
Jack Brandum
State Health Department
Brandum
Connecticut
State Department of Health Services
Kerwin E. Hyland
University of Rhode Island
Health Department
John F. Anderson
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
New Haven
Anderson
Narragansett Bay
Prudence
Patience
Jamestown
Hyland
URI
Harvard School of Public Health
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Thomas N. Mather
Fire Island
New York
Cape Cod