Media advance 2020 tick lab surveillance report
The Bangor Daily News, The Piscataquis Observer, the Sun Journal, The Irregular, Morning Ag Clips and Centralmaine.com reported that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab has released 2020 surveillance data describing tick species, distribution and rates of infection for a variety of diseases in Maine. A related BDN story noted that more people were exposed to ticks last summer while following pandemic guidelines for social distancing. The report is online.