Ticks are a growing concern to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in West Michigan, almost every county was listed as having a known risk for Lyme disease by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The CDCreportedthat 2017 marked a record year for the number of Lyme disease cases in the U. S. In that year, there were just under 200 confirmed cases in the Mitten.

Source: WWMT