The Upper Valley’s widening tick-borne disease problem

Paul Guyre looks at photos of his wife Veronica on display at his home in Lyme, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. Photo by Alex Driehaus/Valley NewsThis story by Molly Hughes was first published in the Valley News on Sept. 18, 2026.Paul Guyre got home from his lab one evening about 15 years ago and found his wife, Veronica, covered in hives from head to toe. She was too weak to get to her inhaler.“She lived to tell about it,” Guyre said. “But it was really horrible.”The c