The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) recommends people take precautions against ticks and the diseases they carry. Source: KVLY
Expert Warns About Lyme Disease And New Jersey’s Uptick In Ticks (via r20.rs6.net)
A Rugers University tick expert explains how New Jersey is a perfect habitat for the explosion of deer ticks, the bug that spreads the disease. CBSN New York’s Meg Baker reports. Source: r20.rs6.net
Pennsylvania House passes bill for full Lyme disease coverage (via WHTM)
The Pennsylvania legislature has moved legislation that would require health insurers to cover long-term treatments for Lyme disease. Source: WHTM
Winter Weather Can Make Tick-Borne Illness Like Lyme Disease Worse (via Healthline)
Thanks to unseasonably warm, wet weather Seen across the country, tick season will be especially tough this year, health experts say. With record levels of Lyme disease and a new type of tick spotted across the United States, itâs important to understand and prevent tick bites. Source: Healthline
Advice On Avoiding Tick-Borne Illnesses This Spring (via WSKG)
Experts say there are at least 17 different tick species found in New York state. Some people and animals that are bitten by an infected tick can get any of a number of illnesses, including Lyme disease. Source: WSKG
New York budget doesn,t include funds for tick-borne illness research (via WRGB)
ALBANY, N. Y. (WRGB) – The state budget does not include $1 million for Lyme and tick-borne illness research. At one point, the $1 million was in the senate version of the budget but it didn’t make the final cut. It would be used to study ticks locally and work toward Lyme Disease prevention. Some state lawmakers like Sen. Sue … Read More
Pennsylvania urges people to protect against Lyme disease (via WHTM)
Pennsylvania is warning people to be aware of Lyme disease and ticks as they spend more time outdoors in warmer spring weather. Source: WHTM
Ticks carrying Lyme disease found in all Pennsylvania counties (via The York Daily Record)
People should be mindful of Lyme disease and ticks as temperatures rise. Source: The York Daily Record
The Facts (and Myths) About How You Really Get Lyme Disease (via Health.com)
The bacterial infection is transmitted by ticks, but not every tick bite will make you sick. Learn more about how you get Lyme disease. Source: Health.com
Tick season is near. Here’s what you can expect. (via Times Union)
As snow cover disappears and temperatures warm, adult ticks that survived the winter will emerge from their cold-weather homes beneath the leaf litter and start looking for blood. Tick experts can’t say for sure whether this year will be worse than last when it comes to the number of disease-carrying ticks crawling around, but most agree it doesn’t really matter. … Read More
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