Nationwide spread of Lyme disease is focus of new study
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 22:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lyme disease has become a major public health issue in the northeastern United States since it was first identified in Connecticut in the 1970s. But the scientific community is uncertain as to why the risk of Lyme disease is so much higher in the northern part of the country than elsewhere.