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Sarah still thinks about that Saturday hike at Blue Hills Reservation. She and her daughter did everything the experts say — long socks, light-colored clothes, staying on the trail, and bug spray. They still came home with ticks. “Mom, you’ve…
By Dr. James Katz, MD, MPH Just When You Thought you Could Go Outside — It’s Lyme Disease Season 2023! Recently, three significant articles were published confirming the safety and effectiveness of permethrin treated clothing against Lyme disease. A two…
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is spread by mosquitoes. So is malaria, Zika, and a dozen other serious diseases, I have written about permethrin extensively as an agent to reduce the incidence of Lyme disease. It is a neurotoxin for insects, but…
The mosquitoes that carry EEE can bite any time day or night, the highest frequency is the early evening. Schools in high-risk areas have canceled nighttime athletic contests. There is insecticide spraying in hish risk towns, but this disease very…
