May is National Lyme disease Awareness Month!

Be “tick-aware” of your surroundings when you are visiting our local parks and recreation areas! Lyme disease is the most reported vector-borne disease in the U.S., and in 2019 there were 34,945 cases in the US.

Researchers suggest that the Lyme disease cases are nearly 10 times the reported numbers, due to under-reporting, or over 300,000 cases annually. While hiking in known tick habitat, consider using a DEET based repellent on your exposed skin, and an occasional tick check of yourself, your pets and companions will help reduce your risk of exposure to ticks. We can help with tick identification, risk assessment and help facilitate the submission of ticks for lab testing for the Lyme disease spirochete.