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Prolific but unfounded conspiracy theories have alleged that Lyme disease, first documented in nearby Lyme, Connecticut, was a biological weapon that originated in the Plum Island laboratory. [25] A discredited 2004 book entitled Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory fueled the conspiracy theories.
Plum Island is the site of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), which was established by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1954. The Island is also the site of the former U.S. military installation Fort Terry (c. 1897), and the historic Plum Island Light (c. 1869), and its automated replacement. [1]
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]
Kelleys Island is both a village in Erie County, Ohio, and the island which it fully occupies in Lake Erie. The island has a total area of 4.41 square miles (11.42 km 2 ) and was formed by glacial action on limestone and dolomite .
Lyme, Connecticut, a town in southeastern Connecticut, the namesake of Lyme disease Old Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town; East Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town; Lyme, New Hampshire, a town in western New Hampshire; Lyme, New York, a town in New York along the Lake Ontario shoreline; Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio, a small town in ...
The Wolfe family, former owners of The Columbus Dispatch, list "Journal Island" on Buckeye Lake, the first time the property has come on the market. Island for sale. Wolfe family retreat on Ohio's ...
Rattlesnake Island is an 85-acre (34 ha) island located in Lake Erie near Put-In-Bay, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Port Clinton, Ohio. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township , in Ottawa County . It is one of several islands known as the Lake Erie Islands .
North Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. [2] A small unincorporated community, Isle Saint George , is on the island. [ 3 ] The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March 2, 1874. [ 4 ]