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Lyme disease is, of course, an extremely important issue for residents of New York and surrounding states (CT, MA, VT, NH, NJ, ME, RI, etc) and Wisconsin and surrounding states (MI, IA, IL, IN, etc). However, research by very credible organizations has proven that the spread of Lyme is now international and cross-continental--parts of Canada, Alaska, and  Europe are severely affected by Lyme.

This is due to the increasing rates of travel between these areas--travelers become hosts to ticks, so when the American travelers reach Europe, ticks reach Europe along with them. Tick populations are now thriving in Europe, as a study done by the World Health Organization shows. The results of the study can be viewed at this link: 
www.euro.who.int/document/e89522.pdf.

We strongly advise our supporters and viewers to look at this document--it provides numerical data and statistics that clearly show the growing prevalence of Lyme in Europe. 

This study shows that the future of Lyme is incredibly scary; the disease is moving across the globe at rates that not many people realize. As shown by surveys which we administered to those living in foreign countries, many of the people who Lyme disease will affect next know very little about the disease itself.



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As a team, we recognized the importance of conducting education of the international population in order to increase its awareness of Lyme disease. We contacted over 100 hospitals in various areas across the world which were at risk for an eventual tick infestation.
 

We received responses back from 3 hospitals, all of which pledged to support our project and agreed to educate their clients about Lyme. Hence, we were able to expand our education of global populations immensely!

Obviously, there is much more that needs to be done for global public education of Lyme disease. Our project and the partnerships that we have established internationally is one step towards alleviating the looming threat of tick infestations and Lyme disease spread.

Lyme Disease: An International Threat

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