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Ticks move higher, and farther north

Ticks move higher, and farther north

May 24, 2011  

Norwegian researchers have documented that ticks, often linked to serious diseases, have been found as far north as Lofoten and at much higher elevations than previously recorded. Summer hikers are being warned to wear long trousers and check themselves for tick bites after a day in the great outdoors. Norway was long believed to be [...]