Itâs no secret that there are many reasons to avoid tick bites to protect your health. Tick bites can lead to a wide array of complex health problems, including Lyme disease, Heartland virus, and even food allergies. Recently, a spate of red meat⦠Source: Bustle/
Franklin County starts program to attack West Nile, Lyme (via Waynesboro Record Herald – Waynesboro, PA)
CHAMBERSBURG — By the time the mosquitos begin to bite, Franklin County officials plan to be ready to battle them. The Board of Commissioners and Source: Waynesboro Record Herald – Waynesboro, PA
Vaccinating Mice May Finally Slow Lyme Disease (via Scientific American)
Killing ticks and inoculating people has failed, so researchers try immunizing mice via vaccine-laced food Source: Scientific American
Pet Talk (via Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper)
Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that affects animals and people worldwide. It is also called borreliosis. The causative agent of Lyme disease in the United States is Borrelia burgdorferi, Source: Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper
Still ticking in January – The Martha& Vineyard Times (via The Martha Vineyard Times)
Vineyarders may think a stroll in woods during these cold winter days would be an activity without the hazard of ticks. It would be a mistaken assumption. Cold doesnât necessarily kill off ticks and âas soon as the temperatures get above freezing, they activate,â Larry Dapsis, Barnstable County entomologist, said. Dapsis said ticks harbor the … Source: The Martha’s Vineyard … Read More
Lyme disease on the rise (via r20.rs6.net)
When Washington County resident Kristin McCartney got sick in the late fall, she had so many symptoms it was difficult for doctors to figure out what was wro Source: r20.rs6.net
Surprise! NJ still has to worry about ticks during winter (via New Jersey 101.5)
Many ticks are alive and well in Jersey during the winter — and they can cause a variety of debilitating illnesses. Source: New Jersey 101.5
Connecticut not likely to See drop in Lyme cases, unlike Maine’s (via Litchfield County Times)
Last year will likely turn out to have been an average year for Lyme disease infections in Connecticut, unlike in Maine, which experienced a dramatic decrease in 2018, possibly caused Source: Litchfield County Times
Ticks that transmit Lyme disease don't take the winter off (via KYW)
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — If you think ticks aren’t active in the winter, think again. “As long as it’s above freezing, you can get a tick bite,” said Penn State Insect Identification Lab Director Michael Skvarla. Source: KYW
Connecticut not likely to See drop in Lyme disease cases (via New Haven Register)
Last year will likely turn out to be an average year for Lyme disease infections in Connecticut, unlike in Maine, which experienced a dramatic decrease in 2018, possibly caused by a drought in that state. “We have to be very careful to use precipitation as a proxy for the number of Lyme disease cases in humans,” said Goudarz Molaei, director … Read More
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