UNC-Greensboro: Study Finds Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Moving Into Western NC
September 24, 2025
September 24, 2025
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 area . . .
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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 area . . .