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Summer health hazards: Tick bites and diseases
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With recent attention on new tick-borne illnesses, these persistent pests slide easily onto Long Island’s list of summer health hazards. “Long Island is beautiful and it’s very hospitable and it’s a very nice place to live -- particularly if you’re a tick, because you don’t have to pay real estate taxes if you’re not a human being,” said Bruce Hirsch, a physician at North Shore University Hospital...
