This regional epidemic has yet to trigger a broad public health response on par with prevention strategies for other pervasive illnesses. That is partly because ticks are a devious foe. Vacation spots are also loath to publicize the threat, and the public and politicians often don’t perceive Lyme as a serious malady. The result is a lopsided spending gap between prevention efforts for tick- and mosquito-borne illnesses.
Ticks have stealth on their side. Small as a pinhead, they don’t buzz in warning and their bite is painless. Woven through our backyards, soccer fields, and hiking trails, they are far more challenging to eliminate than mosquitoes. Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.
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