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Didn Lyme disease increase by 71% in CT from 2006 to 2007?

April 26, 2017CT disease increase Lyme

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Didn Lyme disease increase by 71% in CT from 2006 to 2007?

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This statement that has been spread by deer cull supporters is simply false. Lyme rates were approximately the same from 2006-7. The increase in reported cases was solely attributable to a change in the way the Connecticut Dept. of Public Health tracks data.