BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech researchers are investigating Lyme disease awareness in the New River Valley as cases continue to rise across the region.
The Commonwealth ranks tenth nationally in Lyme disease cases, surpassing 1,700 cases for the first time in 2023.
“We’ve seen Lyme disease spreading southward. The Shenandoah Valley has been a hot spot and has spread southward to the New River Valley,” says Dr. Korine Kolivras, Virginia Tech Geography Professor…