CDC Warns as Tick Bite ER Visits Hit Highest Level Since 2017

4 articles · Updated · Bangor Daily News · May 17

Emergency-room visits for tick bites have climbed to their highest level for this point in the year since 2017, prompting a CDC warning as outdoor season begins.
Northeast states are seeing the sharpest rise and the Midwest the second-largest, with the agency linking the surge to warmer temperatures, milder winters and expanding tick habitats.
476,000 people are treated for Lyme disease each year in the U.S., making it the most common tick-borne illness; most cases are concentrated in the Northeast, Upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
14 states account for about 90% of reported Lyme cases, and infection risk varies widely by region because only blacklegged and western blacklegged ticks spread the disease.
24 to 36 hours of attachment is usually needed to transmit Lyme disease, the CDC says, making prompt tick checks, showers and removal after outdoor activity a key preventive step.

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