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Susan Collins: “In Maine, the number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease…”

Featuring: Susan Collins, Republican | U.S. Senate Maine

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2025 WMIF | Fireside Chat with Senator Susan Collins

Published | Video Starts at 40:20

And there was one briefly on the market that was withdrawn. But I'm really excited about this research because In Maine, the number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease has soared in the last 10 years. We have ticks all over the state now. They just used to be in the southern warmer part of the state. Now they're everywhere because of changes in the climate and other factors, but they are everywhere. (40:20–40:30)

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Asserts an increase in Lyme disease diagnoses in Maine over the past decade.

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