On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:43:56 -0400, salty wrote:


Look at a chart, and note the direction of the prevailing winds in
summer in that area. It's pretty easy to figure out. The ticks (which
may not have even been the original or only carrier), can easily be
blown across, hitch a ride on dandelion puffs, floating debris, etc.

FWIW, the 1975 outbreak named Lyme Disease, but it was a known disease
before that.

http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Bio_160...se/history.htm