In this Monday, June 19, 2017 photo, George Africa shows a state health department tick information card that he hands out to customers at his Vermont Flower Farm nursery in Marshfield, Vt., to educate them about ticks. Tick numbers are on the rise across New England this spring, raising the prospect of an increase in Lyme and other diseases. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Clarification: Ticks story

MARSHFIELD, Vt. – In a story June 20, The Associated Press reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are about 30,000 reported cases of Lyme disease each year. The story should have noted that the CDC has said it believes the actual number of people diagnosed is far higher, around 300,000.

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