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Stopping A Deadly Disease On Apache Lands
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Stopping A Deadly Disease On Apache Lands

Short Wave · NPR

February 12, 202514m 2s

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Show Notes

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the United States, often killing people within about a week if left untreated. At one point, the San Carlos Apache Reservation had rates of infection 150 times the national average. But now, they've achieved a huge milestone — no deaths from the disease in at least five years. NPR science correspondent Pien Huang and producer Megan Lim visited the reservation to see the program that led to their success.

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