New Data Say Lyme Disease Under-reported In Us

PORTLAND, Maine — A bipartisan push for more data about Lyme disease has yielded a new estimate that nearly a half million people are diagnosed and treated for the disease every year. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota called on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to publish new data about the tick-borne infection.

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