Bitten Awarded 2019 Nautilus Silver Book Award
May 6, 2020
NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS
Announcing 2019 Award Winners!
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Radio War Nerd #190 — Ticks, Lyme Disease & Secret Biological Warfare Programs
A 25+ minute preview of Radio War Nerd episode #190 with guest Kris Newby, author of "Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons" — a remarkable & blood-curdling book about ticks, Lyme disease & secret Cold War bioweapons programs. Kris's book helped spark a fresh Congressional inquiry into US government biowarfare programs that weaponized tick-borne diseases .
Read MoreAn Interview with Kris Newby: Is the Rise in Lyme Disease Due to Weaponized Ticks?
Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases affects 400,000 Americans each year, and the reported cases are rising. Did the pentagon weaponized ticks and unleash them on an unsuspecting public? We discuss the possibility with science writer Kris Newby.
On the Link Between Lyme Disease and Bioweapons - Kris Newby Explores the Murky History of Government Experiments with Bug-Borne Illness
In 1968 there was a sudden outbreak of three unusual tick-borne diseases that sickened people living around Long Island Sound, an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean off the shores of New York and Connecticut. One of these diseases was Lyme arthritis, first documented near the township of Lyme, Connecticut. The other two were Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a bacterial disease, and babesiosis, a disease caused by a malaria-like parasite.
Read MoreLyme disease expert champions investigation into Pentagon weaponizing ticks: 'It's a courageous move'
Kris Newby, author of "Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons," discussed how ticks can be weaponized during an interview with "Fox & Friends Sunday" and supported an investigation into whether or not the Pentagon attempted this feat during the Cold War.
She was responding to a call from House lawmakers for an investigation into the Pentagon to find out if it contributed to the outbreak of Lyme disease that's currently ravaging the country.
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