CommonHealth: Why We're Losing To Lyme Disease

Lyme disease reports have more than doubled since 2005 but the disease remains drastically under-reported. While over 5,000 case of Lyme are reported in Massachusetts each year, there are probably more than 50,000 case a year.

With ticks predicted to be in particular abundance this year, CommonHealth explores the issue in a new series, "Losing to Lyme."

Carey Goldberg, host of WBUR's CommonHealth blog, which tweets @commonhealth.

Dr. David Scales, physician at Cambridge Health Alliance.