‘Spreading like wildfire’: How one KY county is grappling with a national tick-borne scourge
Owen County residents are dealing with an increase in tick-borne illnesses. One local resident reported becoming ill after consuming meat, highlighting the growing health concern in the area.
OWEN COUNTY, Ky. — She usually had a “stomach of steel.” Most food wouldn’t really bother her. But when Eliza Petzinger had a helping of country ham during her family’s Christmas dinner last year, the strong reaction — stomach discomfort and nausea — came just hours later. “I was so sick, and so I knew. […]
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