Lyme disease-carrying ticks have been found near California beaches

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How these ticks survive, feed and breed in coastal areas remains somewhat of a mystery. The ticks’ favorite mammalian host, the western gray squirrel, does not frequent seaside grass-scapes.

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-06/ticks-california-beaches-lyme-disease-unknown-carrier