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Spike in tick bites prompts preventive treatment offer in Kanawha, Fayette counties

WCHS News Network | Charleston

Jun 18, 2026

Spike in tick bites prompts preventive treatment offer in Kanawha, Fayette counties

Chart showing the Lyme disease increase in West Virginia (Photo: Kanawha-Charleston Health Department) CHARLESTON, W.Va. --With another sharp increase in tick bites across the Moun…

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