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Source: http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x596785323/Lyme-disease-on-the-rise-in-Michigan
Lyme disease on the rise in Michigan
By LISA ERMAK
The Holland Sentinel
Posted Apr 25, 2012 @ 11:20 PM
Holland ?
Since temperatures reached the mid- to high-80s in March, Dr. Jason Myers of Lakeshore Health Partners has seen about six new patients come into his office with ticks.
?We?re seeing more as each year goes by,? he said...
...The incidences of blacklegged ticks ? formerly known as deer ticks ? infected with Lyme disease is progressing northward up the western shoreline of Michigan and eastward, said Paul Heidel, medical director of the Ottawa County Health Department.
Since 2010, three more counties in Michigan (Gogebic, Grand Traverse and Leelanau) have been identified as endemic ? counties with known risk for Lyme disease ? while Antrim, Baraga, Kalkaska and Missaukee counties have been identified as having potential risk for Lyme disease...
Lyme disease on the rise in Michigan
By LISA ERMAK
The Holland Sentinel
Posted Apr 25, 2012 @ 11:20 PM
Holland ?
Since temperatures reached the mid- to high-80s in March, Dr. Jason Myers of Lakeshore Health Partners has seen about six new patients come into his office with ticks.
?We?re seeing more as each year goes by,? he said...
...The incidences of blacklegged ticks ? formerly known as deer ticks ? infected with Lyme disease is progressing northward up the western shoreline of Michigan and eastward, said Paul Heidel, medical director of the Ottawa County Health Department.
Since 2010, three more counties in Michigan (Gogebic, Grand Traverse and Leelanau) have been identified as endemic ? counties with known risk for Lyme disease ? while Antrim, Baraga, Kalkaska and Missaukee counties have been identified as having potential risk for Lyme disease...