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More Resources Are Needed To Mitigate East End’s Enduring Tick Problem

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The tick removal kit includes tweezers

The tick removal kit includes tweezers

bandages

bandages

antiseptic towelettes

antiseptic towelettes

authorAnisah Abdullah on Dec 11, 2018
A special working group in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which focuses on tick-borne diseases, submitted its first report to Congress in November, and it calls for... more

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