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Christmas Trees Unlikely to Contain Lyme-Infected Ticks

Suzy WoltmannSuzy Woltmann
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21st December 2020
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10:45 pm
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Christmas Trees Unlikely to Contain Lyme-Infected Ticks
Lyme disease is rarely spread in winter (Getty Images).

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The claim has circulated for several years, going viral every time Christmas approaches. 

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