Experts Warn Of Spike In Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Experts fear there could be more ticks than usual in the Northeast this year, and we have the brutal winter to thank for it, according to The New York Daily News.

Expect to see more ticks than usual this year.
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Joe Jenkins

04/28/2015 5:30 p.m.

The Lyme disease-carrying parasite will be more prevalent because of the snowfall that lingered for so long. The insulating properties of the snow helps to prevent a large kill-off due to colder temperatures, The Daily News reported.

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