Lyme Disease Ed On Tap for Dutchess

By Allison Dunne

Poughkeepsie, NY – A U.S. Congresswoman, along with county-level officials and others, will be on hand in a Dutchess County park tomorrow to raise awareness about Lyme disease. Dutchess ranks number two in the nation for counties with the highest number of lyme disease cases. County health department officials say it's neighbor to the north, Columbia County, takes up the number one spot. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne has more.