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Lyme disease cases continue to rise on Nantucket

Wet summer may boost tick activity

By Stephanie Ebbert
Globe Staff / September 4, 2008

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Nantucket is reporting a spike in cases of Lyme disease, with 262 people already diagnosed this summer - up nearly 39 percent from last year, with time to climb. (Full article: 540 words)

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