Record #:

7979

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Lyme disease is moving slowly from the Northeast into North Carolina. Rocky Mountain spotted fever still produces more illnesses in the state than lyme at the moment. Ticks transmit the disease, but state disease specialists have not yet identified the primary transmitter. Available evidence points to Lone Star and black-legged ticks. Both are common in the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 6, June 1990, p31, il

Subject(s):

Ticks as carriers of disease; Lyme disease