Mice may drive Lyme disease more than deer
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Several ticks rest on top of a plant. New research suggests that mice, not deer, are closely linked to increases in young ticks, while large acorn crops can help predict higher tick numbers two years later. (Photo courtesy of Robin Moore/Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies)For more than three decades, researchers have been tracking ticks, mice, oak trees and other wildlife in a New York forest to better understand what makes Lyme disease more likely to spread.
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