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Susan Collins: “We've had a record number of more than 3,200 cases just this…”

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

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2025 WMIF | Fireside Chat with Senator Susan Collins

Published | Video Starts at 41:04

But I knew enough to recognize it, that bullseye rash one summer. And I instantly called the doctor on call and got on the antibiotics. But I'll tell you, there are so many people. So We've had a record number of more than 3,200 cases just this past year. And I'm sure it's going to go higher. And the problem is that there's still a lot of practitioners who, who don't recognize Lyme disease. And not everybody has the bullseye's rash. (41:04–41:13)

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Asserts that Maine recorded over 3,200 Lyme disease cases in the past year.

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