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Uptick of Lyme disease cases in Knox County
by Grant Ritchey August 21, 2023
MOUNT VERNON — Lyme disease cases are climbing in Knox County, and health officials are trying to educate the community on how to stay safe from the vector-borne illness.
The year-to-date total of Lyme disease cases is 90, according to Knox Public Health epidemiologist David Hatley’s July communicable disease report, with 51 confirmed and 39 unconfirmed.
The threshold for a typical number Lyme disease cases was 12 for July; it was surpassed by 25 cases...
Uptick of Lyme disease cases in Knox County
by Grant Ritchey August 21, 2023
MOUNT VERNON — Lyme disease cases are climbing in Knox County, and health officials are trying to educate the community on how to stay safe from the vector-borne illness.
The year-to-date total of Lyme disease cases is 90, according to Knox Public Health epidemiologist David Hatley’s July communicable disease report, with 51 confirmed and 39 unconfirmed.
The threshold for a typical number Lyme disease cases was 12 for July; it was surpassed by 25 cases...