“Of those factors, the possibility that climate change is one of them is most intriguing to me,” Giese said in Burlington Press. “Evidence to suggest this includes population growth and habitat increase of ticks in this country and in Europe, where ticks are climbing to higher elevations.”
“That suggests a global cause — that’s why it’s intriguing to me,” Giese said. “I’m reluctant to say climate change is causing it. But it’s certainly what piques my interest and causes me to collect the data.”
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