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The region has the highest rate of Lyme disease in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New CDC data shows tick-borne diseases have quadrupled in 20 years. Learn essential prevention tips and early warning signs ...
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Identifying Bug Bites: How to Figure Out What Bit You
How to identify bug bites 1. Bees While bees make most people scream, thrash their arms, and run, the ‘lil buzzers aren’t ...
The presence of blacklegged ticks in Montana may increase the risk of exposure to new tick-borne illnesses in the state.
But spring is also when we start to see a rise in tick bites and Lyme disease. Cases have increased dramatically in recent ...
America has a tick problem. While the overall number of ticks may not be increasing annually, the species of ticks that call particular regions of the nation home have changed. Previously, only one or ...
Any ticks collected are sent to the state's public health department to be identified. The Will County Health Department ...
The Ohio State University (OSU) recently announced a new service for tick pathogen testing that can identify types of ticks ...
According to state tick experts, Risa Pesapane, associate professor in ecosystem and wildlife health, and Timothy McDermott, ...
More ticks have been found active in Ohio. Here's are the hot spots and common species in Ohio, how to prevent bites, and what to do if you're bitten.
Staff members at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center near Lanesboro deal with ticks daily as part of their work. As summer begins, here's what to know about ticks in Southeast Minnesota.