“These symptoms are very real and life affecting. Thank you for bringing this to light. It is an issue that needs to be shouted from the rooftops!”

A two-part column about Lyme disease last month drew many responses from near and far. via SouthCoastToday

“The situation is probably even more complex than we think”

Whodunit. The white-footed mouse isn’t the main animal host for Lyme disease; the short-tailed shrew and others are just as important. via Science

The Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency’s, Public Health Branch, warns individuals who are working or playing outdoors in the fall and winter months to be on the alert for ticks that may carry … via Ukiah Daily Journal

My sister’s 7-year-old dog has been on Frontline ever since she was a puppy to ward off fleas and ticks. via Express-Times