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First Public Testimony Hearing For VA Lyme Disease Task Force

Feb 12 11

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From The National Capital Lyme Disease Association
FIRST PUBLIC TESTIMONY HEARING FOR VA LYME DISEASE TASK FORCE

Purcellville, VA- Thursday, February 10, 2011. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s Lyme Disease Task Force will conduct its first hearing to receive testimony from the public on Tuesday, March 1 from 1-4 PM at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. Anyone who wishes to address the chairman Michael Farris and other members of the task force is invited to speak.

Input from the public hearings will be combined with information from four expert witness hearings to develop recommendations to the governor to assist victims of Lyme disease, enable better diagnosis and treatment, and help lower the incidence of tick-borne disease. A second public testimony hearing will be held in Richmond on March 1 from 7-10 PM, the venue yet to be determined, with additional hearings throughout the state later in March. All hearings are free and open to the public.

Information for the first public testimony hearing:

Tuesday, March 1 from 1-4 PM in the Moot Court Room (in Robertson Hall, first floor)

Regent University
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

http://www.rege...mapflyer.pdf
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2. WEAR LONG SLEEVES & LONG PANTS. Tuck the legs into your socks. Light-colored clothes make it easier to spot ticks.
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