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		johnthedebs on July 18, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Your Dog Can Get Vaccinated Against Lyme Disea... While mice spread the bacteria to a new generation of ticks, reducing deer populations apparently does have a dramatic effect on their ability to spread the disease. I'm on a mobile device, so the best I can do right now is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease#Management_of_host...

Alex3917 on July 18, 2013 [–]

Ahh interesting, I did see a bunch of sites/studies suggesting otherwise, but looking at them again they seem somewhat dubious. My bad.

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