Assertion: lyme disease | /r/CapableOf | emerge as significant threat
Facets:
value: to the public’s health
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the northeastern united states
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Since its description in 1975, reports from the University of Rhode Island’s Tick Research Laboratory (now called the TickEncounter Resource Center) have noted that Lyme disease has emerged as a significant threat to the public’s health, particularly in the northeastern United States.