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'Lyme Disease in the Adirondacks' up for discussion Friday at SUNY Potsdam

Posted 4/28/15

POTSDAM – A program on "Lyme Disease in the Adirondacks" will be presented on Friday, May 1 at 9 a.m. in Moore House on Clarkson campus. Clarkson’s Adirondack Semester and Trudeau Semester …

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'Lyme Disease in the Adirondacks' up for discussion Friday at SUNY Potsdam

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POTSDAM – A program on "Lyme Disease in the Adirondacks" will be presented on Friday, May 1 at 9 a.m. in Moore House on Clarkson campus.

Clarkson’s Adirondack Semester and Trudeau Semester students, as well as a Canadian government scientist, will share research on several aspects of Lyme disease in our region in the mini-symposium.

Potentially debilitating Lyme disease is estimated to infect 300,000 people per year in the United States and is invading the Adirondack Park, college officials said.

Students in the ADK Semester will report on their research into the socioeconomic and environmental impact of Lyme disease at 9 a.m. Trudeau Semester students will share their research on the spread of the black legged tick that is the carrier of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease at 10:15 a.m.

Nick H. Ogden, senior research scientist at the National Public Health Laboratories of the Public Health Agency of Canada, will speak on"The Intriguing Emergence of Lyme Disease in Canada" at 11:10 a.m.

The public and news media are welcome to attend.