Tipoffs for Orangeburg, South Carolina (Piedmont) Newsletter for Wednesday September 24, 2025 ( 1 items ) |
UNC-Greensboro: Study Finds Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Moving Into Western NC
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news:
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New study finds ticks carrying Lyme disease moving into western NC
North Carolina is experiencing a surge in Lyme disease cases, and a new surveillance study from UNC Greensboro (UNCG) reveals that the primary vector of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), has been spreading into areas previously considered low risk.
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