I will continue pushing the BITE Act to build a national vector-borne disease prevention and alert system aimed at cutting Lyme disease cases 25 percent by 2035.

Josh Gottheimer · New Jersey · Democratic

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and the BITE (Battling Infections Transmitted by Ticks and Exposure) Act, co-led with Congressman Tom Kean (NJ-7), which would build the first fully integrated national vector-borne disease prevention and alert system, with the goal of cutting Lyme disease cases 25 percent by 2035.

Gottheimer committed to continuing to advance the BITE Act to create a national prevention and alert system for vector-borne disease.

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