Just in time for the arrival of warmer weather, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tick surveillance website that maps county-level reports of where different ...

Tularemia and Ehrlichiosis are two other tick-borne illnesses present in the state; respectively, Nebraska has reported an average of 11.2 in 2019-2023 and 13 cases in the last five years.

As spring and summer are the primary seasons when ticks are encountered in Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services urges all residents to be mindful of ticks and take steps ...

As summer months are the primary tick season in Nebraska, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) urges all residents to be mindful of ticks and protect themselves from tickborne ...

These conditions are also creating longer life cycles for native arachnids, including bloodsucking ticks. During the height of tick season in 2024, emergency departments saw 112 tick bites per ...

“We have this cool 1-meter square white flag, and we’re either dragging it or flagging it through vegetation, looking for ticks,” Casey explained as she started a pass. Casey and Doncaster are part of ...