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Tick-borne illnesses reached record high in the state last year

                   
startribune.com
May 16, 2008
        
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The number of tick-borne diseases in Minnesota reached record numbers last year, the state Department of Health said today. Bites from blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks, led to 1,239 cases of Lyme disease, 322 cases of human anaplasmosis and 24 cases of babesiosis. Those numbers were... [read full story]                    

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Apple Valley Medical Center Physicians Warn Of Lyme Disease Risk

 medicalnewstoday.com May 19, 2008
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Beware: May is prime tick season

 startribune.com May 17, 2008
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Apple Valley Medical Center Physicians Warn Of Lyme Disease Risk

medicalnewstoday.com
May 19, 2008
        

As tick season approaches, the physicians at the Apple Valley Medical Center are warning community members to watch for signs of Lyme disease, an illness spread by the tiny deer tick. "Lyme disease can be serious," said David Maas, M.D., Apple Valley Medical Clinic family physician and medical...

Tick season under way

wausaudailyherald.com
May 19, 2008
        

Officials: Increased deer population means more deer ticks out there By Liz Welter Marshfield News-Herald The deer tick population in central Wisconsin is just as big as last year and could be worse. A tick bite can cause Lyme disease, which can lead to debilitating arthritis as well as serious...

                   

Tick, tick, tick: Pests' strength is growing fast

dailypress.com
May 19, 2008
        

Officials and exterminators have received more calls than usual about the insects. Throughout the past week, Ben Brown has received a few more calls than usual about ticks. Brown, president of Tidewater Exterminating in Newport News, said a woman recently called, complaining that ticks were...

                   

JOE OGNIBENE: Avoid a ‘ticky’ situation

tonawanda-news.com
May 18, 2008
        

By Joe Ognibene A few weeks ago we mentioned springtime in the Northeast is prime time for ticks and this year is shaping up to be a very “ticky” one. Its companion tick, the deer tick, is the one that can carry and transmit Lyme disease, a debilitating ailment that is difficult to diagnose and...

                   

JOE OGNIBENE: Avoid a ‘ticky’ situation

niagara-gazette.com
May 18, 2008
        

By Joe Ognibene A few weeks ago we mentioned springtime in the Northeast is prime time for ticks and this year is shaping up to be a very “ticky” one. Its companion tick, the deer tick, is the one that can carry and transmit Lyme disease, a debilitating ailment that is difficult to diagnose and...

                   

Beware: May is prime tick season

startribune.com
May 17, 2008
        

The high number of tick-borne illnesses last year suggests Minnesotans need to take a few precautions. By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune My dog had Lymes and anaplasmosis twice despite vaccination and Frontline. The second time he had anaplasmosis we couldn't save him The number of tick-borne diseases...