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Cases of Lyme disease in the Hudson Valley likely underreported
Accurate estimates of Lyme disease can impact prevention programs
Lukas Southard
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Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld studies the ecology of Lyme and other tick-born diseases at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook. The CDC announced this winter that it has been underreporting cases of Lyme, but for Ostfeld, the most worrisome issue is the fact that we still cannot accurately quantify the magnitude of the problem. “If we underestimate the nature of the threat, then we re not going to apply adequate resources to either understanding it or solving it. And that has been the history of Lyme,” he said.Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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In New York, Dutchess County health workers on Monday vaccinated residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities at a pop-up site.
Dutchess County’s Department of Behavioral & Community Health administered the first COVID-19 vaccine dose to 60 residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities at a mobile pop-up site at New Horizons Resources in Pleasant Valley. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says that in Phase 1A of the state’s distribution process, staff and residents at three state agencies’ facilities, including those aligned with the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, are among priority groups for the vaccine, but that state guidance does not include specific facilities where they may get the vaccine.