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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WDVM) — With many outdoor events taking place, social distancing isn’t the only thing you should be cautious of. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven… Source: WDVM 25

With cabin fever strong after an extended period of isolation and with social distancing apt to guide every aspect of our lives for the foreseeable future, Minnesota’s miles upon miles Source: hometownsource.com

Lee Ann Sporn is one of the few people on earth who actually hopes to see ticks. And unfortunately this year, they aren’t biting, at least not as much. Sporn, a professor at Paul Smith’s College, collects ticks around the Adirondacks to study their population density. She also sends them drowned in alcohol to the state Department of Health, where … Read More

Eastern Ohio is a hotspot for ticks right now, and if you find one on you or your pets, there’s a program available to send them in for testing. The black legged tick, also known as the deer tick, is the most common and it carries the vector for Lyme Disease, according to Dan Lima, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator … Read More

After more than three months of shutdowns, mandatory quarantines, self-imposed exile from society and working from home, nature-lovers looking for a well-earned breath of fresh air could face a possible collision course between coronavirus and tick-borne illnesses this summer. Source: CNN

Lyme disease is once again emerging but this year, the summertime threat is happening in the middle of a growing coronavirus pandemic. Source: PAhomepage.com