tick-borne diseases
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Maine CDC confirms fatal case of Powassan virus in Waldo County
Rare illness spread by bite of infected ticks
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Study links active forest management to reduced tick populations
Researchers found that recently harvested forest plots hosted fewer small mammals and blacklegged tick nymphs, and reduced densities of adult blacklegged ticks as compared to the unmanaged control plots.