One more reason to slather on the bug spray, increasing concern over incidence of Lyme disease in recent years has kept New Hampshire residents on the lookout for ticks – but it turns out Lyme isn’t the only tick-borne pathogen in town. Here to tell us more about the recently discovered “Heartland Virus” is New York Times reporter Denise Grady.
Correction: During broadcast of this story, we referred to Lyme Disease as a virus when in actuality it is a bacterial infection.