• Stopping A Deadly Disease On Apache Lands

  • Feb 12 2025
  • Durée: 14 min
  • Podcast

Stopping A Deadly Disease On Apache Lands

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  • 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.

    Read Pien's full story here.

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