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    Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  1. Outdoors? Make regular checks for ticks

    In Virginia the most common tick bite comes from the Lone Star tick. "You'll pick up 50 to 100 Lone Stars for every one black-legged tick," said David Gaines, state entomologist. Yet Lyme Disease, carried exclusively by the immature black-legged, or deer tick, is the most common tick-borne disease<strong> </strong>in the state, with more than 1,100 cases last year, according to Health Department statistics. Of those, the local region recorded only about two dozen.
    In Virginia the most common tick bite comes from the Lone Star tick. "You'll pick up 50 to 100 Lone Stars for every one black-legged tick," said David Gaines, state entomologist. Yet Lyme Disease, carried exclusively by the immature black-legged, or...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Dermatologists, Symptoms, Fever, Arthritis

    2. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Black-legged ticks: creeping closer?

    Though Emmet and Charlevoix counties have had no reports of black-legged ticks, the species has moved into counties north and south of the region.
    Though Emmet and Charlevoix counties have had no reports of black-legged ticks, the species has moved into counties north and south of the region. The black-legged tick, which carries Lyme disease, has been migrating south from the Upper Peninsula and...

    Tags: Anaplasmosis , Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, Headaches, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

    3. May 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Spring pest season in full swing

    The first tick dropped off Mary Ramsden's dog and onto her kitchen floor a few weeks ago. She screamed, "Holy cripes!" and drowned the sucker.
    Tribune reporter
    The first tick dropped off Mary Ramsden's dog and onto her kitchen floor a few weeks ago. She screamed, "Holy cripes!" and drowned the sucker. Since then, it's been war at her house. Ramsden has plucked as many as five ticks a day off each of her dogs...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Tularemia , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Medical Procedures and Tests

    4. May 15, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  4. Tick-borne disease threat is growing

    My Pet World
    Where there are ticks, there's bound to be tick disease. According to veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden, the tick population in America has exploded in recent years. Curiously, dogs enjoy more benefits than people when it comes to...

    Tags: Anaplasmosis , Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Arthritis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    5. Apr 17, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. Tick bites on the rise in Central Florida, county says

    Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    It’s tick time again in Central Florida. The number of reported bites are ahead of last year at this time, the Seminole County Health Department is urging residents to take tick prevention measures when heading outdoors. Just since January the state...
    6. Jun 6, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. Ticked off: an abundance of ticks in Northern Michigan

    Area outdoors people have been reporting an uptick in, well, ticks this spring. But pinning the blame on a mild winter for an upswing in numbers may not be a catch-all answer anymore.
    Area outdoors people have been reporting an uptick in, well, ticks this spring. But pinning the blame on a mild winter for an upswing in numbers may not be a catch-all answer anymore. The upswing could be simply because of the tick's normal expansion...

    Tags: Anaplasmosis , Diseases and Illnesses, Tularemia , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease

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