
Lyme disease, Babesia down significantly in Maine so far in 2014
Tick borne diseases in “The Pine Tree State” are ever present with cases of Lyme disease, Babesia, and Anaplasmosis seen in pretty good numbers on an annual basis. In fact, the State of Maine saw are More...

Tickborne diseases: It’s not just Lyme disease
Ticks are arachnids, like spiders, scorpions and mites, from the Class Arachnida. While most tick bites do not transmit infectious disease, some very serious infections can be contracted from the bite of this More...

Powassan death in Maine, CDC release tick borne stats
A 73-year-old woman from South Thomaston woman died from the relatively rare Powassan (POWV) virus, according to a Portland Press Herald report Wednesday. The report by Edward Murphy notes that Marilyn Ruth Snow, More...