Minnesota health officials switch to tick talk

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Minnesota health officials switch to tick talk

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: May 8,2009
Time posted: 1:00 am
Tags: Lyme disease, Minnesota Department of Health, ticks

What, you're still worried about H1N1 flu? That's so five minutes ago. The latest health concern, according to the Minnesota Department of Health: ticks. Specifically, the one-third of all blacklegged ticks (aka deer ticks) in Minnesota that have been found to carry disease-causing organisms. (It's no wonder they're known as deer ticks; who wants to get close ...

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