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DOH ticks off ways to avoid Lyme disease
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Posted on
May 29 2008 7:22 AM
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adeal
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More than 77,000 New Yorkers have contracted Lyme disease since it became reportable 22 years ago, and the state Health Department wants to keep that number from rising.
The DOH commissioner, Dr. Richard F. Daines, kicked off Lyme Disease Awareness Month Wednesday with a “Tick Tour” at the DOH’s laboratory at Hudson Valley Community College, where ticks are tested for Lyme disease and other pathogens.
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