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Ticks carrying Lyme disease are gaining ground in North Carolina, study finds
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Grace Hayba, WRAL Health Reporter
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A UNC-led study has identified a significant increase in Lyme disease-carrying blacklegged ticks in western North Carolina. Researchers found that 40% of adult ticks collected in a Buncombe County community tested positive for the bacteria that causes the illness.
North Carolina is facing an emerging threat from something so small, its bite can easily go unnoticed.
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