https://www.lymedisease.org/conner-lyme-disease-news-coverage/

Why Lyme disease news coverage falls way short
David Michael Conner review "Lyme," by Mary Beth Pfeiffer
By David Michael Conner

As so many people who live with Lyme disease will attest, just about everything Lyme related can be complex, difficult to understand, and sometimes even self-contradictory. This includes how Lyme disease is reported.

As global warming drives tick populations to spread, news about the disease is likewise spreading. National news media have addressed the disease in a variety of ways this year, and even the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — long criticized by many for being silent about the epidemic-level public health crisis — recently created a Lyme-specific “toolkit,” and earlier this year issued a warning about the rise in tickborne disease cases.

What irks me is that reporting on Lyme and other tickborne diseases falls into a few well-defined approaches that rarely vary:

Lyme disease is on the rise because tick populations are exploding.
There’s a Lyme disease vaccine for dogs. Why not for humans?
Climate change is leading to expanding tick habitats.

Check for ticks after you go outdoors or you’ll be sorry.
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