"His son, Thomas, 17, and his wife, Gloria Gunzille, 56, were infected during camping trips about five years ago. Kaul, 66, has had Lyme disease twice, most recently this month."

The summer of the tick: Blame the metro's late spring

"His son, Thomas, 17, and his wife, Gloria Gunzille, 56, were infected during camping trips about five years ago. Kaul, 66, has had Lyme disease twice, most recently this month." 
"It's gotten much worse, and I don't know why," the Washington County resident said of the growing tick population."

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