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    May 01, 2022 4 minutes

    Researchers take note of northern spread of tick-borne illnesses

    BY CAYTE BOSLER

    Those venturing into the woods face varied dangers posed by ticks migrating in greater numbers into North Country counties. The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, transmits up to seven different diseases, many on the rise, as the tiny arachnids creep farther into areas they previously were not. Scientists attribute this in part to climate change.

    Tick-borne diseases already account for more than 75% of reported vector-borne diseases nation-wide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    “The overall warmer and wetter conditions

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