![As part of France's national plan against Lyme, 2,000 "Beware of Ticks" signs will be placed at forest entrances. This one stands across from some vineyards in the northeastern town of Kintzheim. Image by David Scales. France, 2017.](/sites/default/files/08-16-17/img_3495.jpg "As part of France's national plan against Lyme, 2,000 "Beware of Ticks" signs will be placed at forest entrances. This one stands across from some vineyards in the northeastern town of Kintzheim. Image by David Scales. France, 2017.")
Despite having fewer yearly cases than Massachusetts, France is the first country to release a...
Scales traveled to Nancy and Strasbourg to understand how the new French plan to combat Lyme and tick-borne diseases was unfolding. Here, he shares some surprises he found along the way, especially how their plan differs from public health efforts in the U.S.
