Tick takeover.

• Position: STATELINE - Deer ticks spread in Rhode Island - Brief article

Rhode Island is being run over by ticks. Deer ticks, which can carry Lyme disease and babesiosis, have grown in numbers in recent years and spread across most of the state. Lyme disease causes high temperatures, muscle pain and headaches. More advanced cases lead to arthritis, encephalitis and other complications. Rhode Island has one of the highest infection rates per capita. Thomas Mather, a University of Rhode Island scientist, is lobbying the state to provide financing for a...