R.I. Department of Health launches Lyme disease prevention campaign

Rob Borkowski

06/11/2018

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health has launched a Lyme disease awareness campaign in the wake of reported increases of diagnoses of the disease both in Rhode Island and nationally. / COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is reminding people to be wary of Lyme-disease-bearing ticks in the wake of reported increases in national and Rhode Island diagnoses of the disease. Between 2016 and 2017, Rhode Island saw a 22 percent increase in the number of cases of Lyme disease reported by health care providers…

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