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Is it safe for Americans to go into the woods today?

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  THIS IS A LENGTHY AND DETAILED ARTICLE ABOUT TICKS & LYME DISEASE  INCLUDING THE HISTORY AND DISCOVERY OF THE ARTHRITIS CAUSE IN  LYME, CONNECTICUT! THIS IS WHY PBS AND NPR ARE IMPORTANT! Is it safe for Americans to go into the woods today? Paige Sutherland Meghna Chakrabarti Tim Skoog June 11, 2026 In this photo made Friday, May 9, 2014, an informational card about ticks distributed by the Maine Medical Center Research Institute is seen in the woods in Freeport, Maine. State officials say ticks are back with a vengeance, meaning tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease will see no wain. No wane is expected in Lyme nationwide, either, in part because of climate change. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Health Secretary RFK Jr. doesn't think so. That's why the Trump Administration is investing millions of federal dollars to reduce Lyme disease by 25 percent by 2035. But how? Guests Thomas Mather , professor and researcher at the University of Rhode Island. He serves as dire...