Congressman Chris Smith Press Release – 2018 Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Report Confirms Lyme is Spreading, Time for Action is Now

Smith HeadFirst biennial report to Congress gives blueprint for federal response

2018 Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Report Confirms Lyme is Spreading, Time for Action is Now

Washington, Nov 14, 2018 | Matt Hadro ((202) 225-3765)

The 2018 Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Report to Congress—the very first report by the new HHS Working Group—confirms what Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and other advocates have long warned of, that incidents of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are increasing and that more federal attention to the problem is needed, Smith said on Wednesday.

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