Lyme Disease in Acton
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Be it Known that:
Whereas the deer population in Massachusetts has reached a level of thirty five per square mile, seven times the population of five per square mile recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; and
Whereas the deer population of Acton is representative of that in Massachusetts;
Whereas deer are the principal carrier of Lyme disease; and
Whereas the occurrence of Lyme disease in Massachusetts has reached nearly epidemic proportion, and has not spared the Town of Acton; and
Whereas Lyme disease is a serious illness that can result in such consequences as multiple sclerosis, psychosis, joint swelling that can lead to chronic arthritis, meningitis and other serious consequences;
The Undersigned Hereby Request that the Acton Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health
(1) recognize the serious health hazard caused by the overpopulation of deer in Acton and the Lyme disease they spread;
(2) take such action as is within their control to inform the citizens of the town of the seriousness of Lyme disease, how to prevent it, how to detect it and to treat it if contracted; and
(3) to take such reasonable measures as are within their control to control the deer population in the Town of Acton.
Whereas the deer population in Massachusetts has reached a level of thirty five per square mile, seven times the population of five per square mile recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; and
Whereas the deer population of Acton is representative of that in Massachusetts;
Whereas deer are the principal carrier of Lyme disease; and
Whereas the occurrence of Lyme disease in Massachusetts has reached nearly epidemic proportion, and has not spared the Town of Acton; and
Whereas Lyme disease is a serious illness that can result in such consequences as multiple sclerosis, psychosis, joint swelling that can lead to chronic arthritis, meningitis and other serious consequences;
The Undersigned Hereby Request that the Acton Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health
(1) recognize the serious health hazard caused by the overpopulation of deer in Acton and the Lyme disease they spread;
(2) take such action as is within their control to inform the citizens of the town of the seriousness of Lyme disease, how to prevent it, how to detect it and to treat it if contracted; and
(3) to take such reasonable measures as are within their control to control the deer population in the Town of Acton.
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Carol B
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Address, Zip Code
151 School Street
we know 3 people in Acton who have had Lyme disease and know how horrible it is.....
19 November 2014
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Dorothy C
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Address, Zip Code
34 Robbins Street, Acton, MA 01720
I made this same request qt the board of health public meeting last summer, but nothing happened. Good luck.
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Janice Mw
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Address, Zip Code
32 Brucewood Road Acton MA
My friend has lyme disease; it is not only debilitating but difficult to diagnose.
7 September 2013
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3 January 2013
15 November 2012
5 November 2012
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Kathleen B
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Address, Zip Code
3 Anders Way, Acton, MA 01720
Deer continually approaching our property, eating plant material & increasing probability of acquiring Lyme's disease while in the garden or yard thru the deer tick.
28 September 2012
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Madeleine Ck
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Address, Zip Code
7 Old Village Road, Acton, MA 01720
My friend's niece contracted lyme disease in Connecticut and has been very very ill for the past few years. She is a young mother with several children.
5 June 2012
19 May 2012
14 January 2012
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Lois R
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Address, Zip Code
69 Concord Rd. 01720
I'm taking penicillan as a result as an embedded tic and red circle.
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