New England's hot summer might be helping keep the ticks that carry Lyme disease at bay.
New England states are still totaling the number of Lyme cases from the summer months, and there will likely be more in the fall, but preliminary indicators show the disease abating.
Public health authorities say they are finding fewer deer ticks in the environment.
Communities from Connecticut to Vermont are reporting fewer ticks.
Scientists who study ticks say the arachnids have more difficulty surviving in hot and dry weather.
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