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- CDC released Thursday research confirming Lyme-causing ticks now inhabit southern states.
- Dr. Ross Boyce, UNC researcher and CDC study author, called the findings “the slam dunk” that Lyme disease is a major southern threat.
- Angela Newman of North Carolina tested positive for Lyme disease after demanding a test despite her doctor’s claim it was rare.
- Antibiotics eased Newman’s symptoms within days, though full recovery took nearly a year.
