Dramatically Revised Lyme Disease Statistics Raise New Questions About Risk

thumbnailCACH1DO8Dramatically Revised Lyme Disease Statistics Raise New Questions About Risk

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SUMMARY

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control says 300,000 Americans contract Lyme disease each year, 10 times the amount previously believed by health officials. To examine the significance of this finding Jeffrey Brown speaks with Beth Daley, who has been investigating the disease and its impact for the Boston Globe.