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"Ticks Are Migrating to Western Pennsylvania" [1]

"In 2014 there were just 24 cases of Lyme Disease in West Virginia, but over 6 thousand in Pennsylvania according for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Ticks are migrating and it may have something to do with the weather."

Beth Vorhees reports for West Virginia Public Broadcasting October 27, 2015. [2]

Climate Change [3]
Wildlife [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Public [6]
Source: WV Public Broadcasting [2], 10/28/2015
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ticks-are-migrating-western-pennsylvania [2] http://wvpublic.org/post/ticks-are-migrating-western-pennsylvania [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81