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Lyme disease not so rare in Texas, study says
Posted: Jun 04, 2012 6:59 PM EDT Updated: Jun 04, 2012 7:38 PM EDT
By Damali Keith, Reporter - bio
HOUSTON (FOX 26) -
Lyme Disease in the Lone Star State is believed to be rare but a study by an area scientist seems to be proving otherwise. Dr. Maria Esteve-Gassent is a Research Professor at Texas A & M University. She's been studying ticks and Lyme Disease for seven years. Now Dr. Esteve-Gassent and her students are collecting ticks from all over Texas. "We go personally out there and we hunt ticks," says Dr. Esteve-Gassent. They're testing the ticks for Lyme Disease. From Houston to Sugar Land to Austin and Dallas, to name a few, they have found ticks that have tested positive for Lyme Disease.
Dr. Esteve-Gassent says she tested about 300 of the itty bitty biting bugs so far. About a quarter of the ticks found here in Texas have Lyme. Although Lyme in the Lone Star State is said to be rare. "Most doctors will say there's no Lyme Disease in Texas. Hopefully this will change at some point," says Dr. Esteve-Gassent. She started the study months ago because she says there are so many questions about lyme in Texas and so few answers...
...So if you find one in your yard and you would like it tested you can seal it in a container submerged in rubbing alcohol and mail it to her at Dr. Maria Esteve Gassent, Phd
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Sciences
VMS 215 College Station, TX 77843-4467
Lyme disease not so rare in Texas, study says
Posted: Jun 04, 2012 6:59 PM EDT Updated: Jun 04, 2012 7:38 PM EDT
By Damali Keith, Reporter - bio
HOUSTON (FOX 26) -
Lyme Disease in the Lone Star State is believed to be rare but a study by an area scientist seems to be proving otherwise. Dr. Maria Esteve-Gassent is a Research Professor at Texas A & M University. She's been studying ticks and Lyme Disease for seven years. Now Dr. Esteve-Gassent and her students are collecting ticks from all over Texas. "We go personally out there and we hunt ticks," says Dr. Esteve-Gassent. They're testing the ticks for Lyme Disease. From Houston to Sugar Land to Austin and Dallas, to name a few, they have found ticks that have tested positive for Lyme Disease.
Dr. Esteve-Gassent says she tested about 300 of the itty bitty biting bugs so far. About a quarter of the ticks found here in Texas have Lyme. Although Lyme in the Lone Star State is said to be rare. "Most doctors will say there's no Lyme Disease in Texas. Hopefully this will change at some point," says Dr. Esteve-Gassent. She started the study months ago because she says there are so many questions about lyme in Texas and so few answers...
...So if you find one in your yard and you would like it tested you can seal it in a container submerged in rubbing alcohol and mail it to her at Dr. Maria Esteve Gassent, Phd
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Sciences
VMS 215 College Station, TX 77843-4467