Lauren Belville collects 18 ticks during Kendall County surveillance drag
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Updated · WLS-TV · May 5
Lauren Belville collects 18 ticks during Kendall County surveillance drag
4 articles · Updated · WLS-TV · May 5
The Kendall County Health Department worker found 14 deer ticks, four dog ticks and two Lone Star ticks in under an hour at a local forest preserve.
CDC data show weekly US emergency visits for tick bites are at their highest in nearly a decade, with the Midwest and Northeast most affected.
Belville said Lyme-positive deer ticks in Kendall County have risen to 48%-53% from about 36%, while experts warn milder winters may be boosting tick populations and disease risk.
As a Lyme vaccine nears approval, are we prepared for the other deadly pathogens that ticks transmit?
A fatal tick bite can now make you allergic to red meat. Are you unknowingly at risk?