A bill has passed the Pennsylvania House and Senate that would establish a task force to address Lyme disease.
SB 177 calls for establishing a system of to issue public alerts from the Department of Health through the public school system, the Penn State Agricultural Extension system and on state game lands and state parks.
The program will also if funds should become available seek to develop an active tick collection, along with performing tests and surveillance, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).
Pennsylvania leads the nation in Lyme disease with about 4,000 cases reported annually with the highest incidence being in the southeastern part of the state.
Yaaaa! We’re Number One in so many undesirable areas. Do we lead the nation in the number of state owned liquor stores?