Ag Fair Switches Ride Provider

The Agricultural Society is switching things up this summer with rides provided by a new amusement company. And get your Gazette pressman hats at the 4th of July parade!

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Can the Spread of Ticks Be Abated?

Researchers from across New England have been surveying thousands of people and studying lawns in search of one thing: is tick control helping? 

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Jaws Mania

Jaws mania has hit the Island. We’ll preview some of the celebrations marking 50 years since Jaws was released. And the latest on ticks.

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Scientists Explore Alternative Cure to Lyme Disease

After screening nearly 500 FDA-approved compounds, researchers determined that piperacillin cured mice infected with Lyme disease at a dosage 100-fold lower than doxycycline.

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Vineyard Disease Research on the Chopping Block After Grant Cuts

The abrupt cancellation of grants by the Trump administration late last month has two public health officials who track diseases on the Island working in limbo. 

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Health Officials Begin Alpha-gal Survey

As alpha-gal syndrome rapidly spreads across the Vineyard, Island public health officials are hoping to gauge the public’s concern over the meat allergy and gather important information that could aid in future research.

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Shrews, Not Mice, Could Be Main Source of Vineyard’s Lyme Disease

In a new study, scientists say they found more infected ticks had fed on shrews, upending the common belief that white-footed mice were the main culprits.

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Alpha-Gal Cases Skyrocket as Lone Star Ticks Dig in

In 2020, the hospital recorded just two confirmed cases of alpha-gal sensitivity. By 2022, the number had jumped to 77. This year, as of Sept. 30, the hospital had 365 positive cases.

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Lone Star Ticks Continue to Make Inroads Around the Island

A study published earlier this month in the entomology journal Insects delves into how lone star and deer ticks have co-existed since the rapid rise of lone stars, and what it could mean for the future.

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Skin Rashes Point to Lone Star Tick Larvae Bites

In the first week of September, the hospital emergency room treated “approximately 20 cases of lesions that are consistent with tick larvae bites,” said Dr. Ellen McMahon, the hospital’s chief of medicine.

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