There’s been a sharp spike in Lyme disease cases in the United States, and the tick-borne illness has now spread to all 50 states, a new report shows. Source: Consumer HealthDay
The Big Number: Lyme disease is now in 100 percent of the U.S. (via Washington Post)
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A Plague of Ticks Is Coming: Strategies to Avoid Lyme Disease This Fall (via Inverse)
Yes, climate change makes it easier for them to survive. Source: Inverse
Health Dept. Urges Residents to Beware of Ticks That May Carry Lyme Disease (via Greenwich Sentinel)
Lyme disease has been a public health issue in Connecticut since 1975. In fact, infected ticks transmit disease 12 months of the year in every U.S. State. While most human cases of Lyme are the disease result of the bites of tiny, infected immature ticks called “nymphs,” which feed during the spring and early summer Source: Greenwich Sentinel
Warming temperatures linked to rise in Lyme disease • Earth.com (via Earth.com)
Over the past few years, Lyme disease has been on the rise, and research shows that climate change may be responsible. Source: Earth.com
Lyme disease numbers take a big rise in June (via r20.rs6.net)
STEUBENVILLE â Lyme disease cases have taken a big rise in June, with the Jefferson County Health Department receiving 39 reports of infected patients as of T Source: r20.rs6.net
Summer’s small scoundrels: fleas, ticks and insects (via WJXT)
July is a popular time for lake days and camping trips, but this warmer weather is also a cause for the increase in mosquito and tick-borne diseases, like Heartland virus, Lyme disease, Zika, and dengue. Below are some ways you can protect yourself this summer. Source: WJXT
Clark County confirms first case of Lyme disease this season (via daytondailynews)
The season’s first case of Lyme disease has been confirmed in Clark County. Source: daytondailynews
Chronic Lyme Disease Is Common, But It Doesn’t Officially Exist (via WTVF)
Diagnoses are up. But they might not be totally accurate. Source: WTVF
Protect your pet from ticks and Lyme disease (via KOMO)
Tick season is here, and if your pet spends any time in the grass or woods, you’re likely to spot the blood-sucking creatures on your pet or yourself. There are several tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, that can be serious for humans and animals Source: KOMO
