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Health departments struggle to adequately survey for ticks to warn doctors about new species and the diseases they carry.

The risk from the recalled shrimp is "quite low," said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University.

Mark Jontry, the regional superintendent of schools for McLean County and other nearby counties, will not run for re-election after this term ends, but he has a new candidate in mind to replace him.

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