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“The Ecology of Disease”

Article from the New York Times

Excerpt: “If we fail to understand and take care of the natural world, it can cause a breakdown of these systems and come back to haunt us in ways we know little about. A critical example is a developing model of infectious disease that shows that most epidemics — AIDS, Ebola, West Nile, SARS, Lyme disease and hundreds more that have occurred over the last several decades — don’t just happen. They are a result of things people do to nature.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/sunday-review/the-ecology-of-disease.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

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“Tighter budget puts bite on Lyme disease reporting” (WI)

Excerpt from the article:

“Citing budgetary constraints, state health officials have relaxed the reporting requirements for local health departments confronted with possible cases of Lyme disease.

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“Starting this summer, local health officials throughout Wisconsin are no longer required to investigate or report cases unless the patient exhibits a rash recognizable by its bulls-eye appearance.

Diep Hoang Johnson, an epidemiologist with the state Department of Health Services, said the new protocol could eliminate up to 30 percent of cases. But dwindling resources, Johnson said, have left local health departments unable to keep up with the disease.

“We had to do something,” she said. “It takes so much work.” ”

Green Bay Gazette Article from July 4th

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