The tick timebomb

By: Neal Barkus

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 908

Last Updated: 5 days, 15 hours ago

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I have just returned from a visit with old friends on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts. The island is beautiful, but with terrain and vegetation much different than ours in West Virginia. Unfortunately, Nantucket residents are under attack from ticks. The extent of the problem has led to an outbreak of disease, and a change in lifestyle for many residents who were formerly active outdoors but now fear contracting one of several diseases spread …

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