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Whoa, be mindful of the increase of Lyme disease in Michigan.

State health officials warn of 168% increase in past 5 years in tick-borne illness in Michigan.

https://www.abc12.com/news/health/health-officials-warn-of-168-increase-in-tick-borne-illness-in-michigan/article_267ecd05-c2b1-49ba-b410-3e4d6f253db5.html

#ticks #LymeDisease #Michigan

Also, PSA: It's #TickSeason 🤢

Pulled two from my leg, and saw a couple crawling on #LadyDuchess (she's on preventive, they weren't biting her)

- Make sure you and your #Dogs take precautions
- Thoroughly inspect after #Hiking
- Use tweezers - suffocation/burning are NOT recommended methods of removal

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CDC has great into about where #Ticks can be found, why they are a danger, preventing tick-borne diseases, and what to do if you're bitten.

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html

#DogsOfMastodon

Since we are right in Tick season, I penned my two cents about them, not much or scientifically. But hopefully it would help one person from catching the horrific Lyme. Be careful out there.

https://woollypigs.com/ticked_off

#TrailRunning #Outdoors #Hiking #Trekking #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Lyme #Ticks

Tick season is back. How to stay safe around these risky bloodsuckers
Thanks to warming winters and milder temperatures, ticks are thriving in more parts of the country than ever before — bringing the risk of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.
#health #weather #safety #Canada #Environment #Ticks
https://globalnews.ca/news/11172526/tick-season-canada-how-to-stay-safe/

Das wichtigste Werkzeug für den #Hund ist im Moment die Pinzette zum Entfernen von #Zecken!

The most important tool for the #dog right now are the tweezers for removing #ticks!

Tick season is back. How to stay safe around these risky bloodsuckers
Thanks to warming winters and milder temperatures, ticks are thriving in more parts of the country than ever before — bringing the risk of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.
#health #weather #safety #Canada #Environment #Ticks
https://globalnews.ca/news/11172526/tick-season-canada-how-to-stay-safe/

If #GustavTheCat looks a little tired, it's probably from carrying around 10+ #ticks we removed from him this morning. I wonder where he's hanging out at night.

#tick #cat #CatsOfMastodon #tick

da Good, da Bad & da Ugly...
In this case:

Da horrific - #Ticks , last week Farmbouy Sr., and last night Farmbouy got 1. Yep it b full body search before and fater bedtime, from now till freeze'n temps b back!

Da - Ahhh,💞 a couple of swallows make'n a home in da Simple Simon Birdhouse.

DA #Kawaii Chippie b da official Kawaii Kritter of Kanada🥰

PS Hamilton region sux 4 ticks, butt here is a great Info page.

https://www.hamilton.ca/people-programs/public-health/environmental-health-hazards/animal-insect-related-diseases/lyme

The CDC Says Minnesota Now Leads Nation in Cases of Rare and Deadly Tick Virus

While Minnesota’s high-risk map highlights tick-borne illnesses like Lyme, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis, there’s another, more dangerous threat that’s been creeping in quietly: The Powassan virus.

According to the CDC, the Powassan virus is spread through the bite of an infected tick, usually the blacklegged tick, the same one responsible for spreading Lyme disease. Unlike Lyme, which takes at least 24 hours to transmit from tick to human, Powassan can transmit in as little as 15 minutes after an infected tick attaches to a person, and there’s currently no vaccine or cure.

The CDC says it will take about 1 week to 1 month to show symptoms after being infected, but many people won’t show symptoms at all.

Early symptoms can feel like your typical summer bug with a fever, headache, vomiting, fatigue, but things can turn serious fast. In some serious cases, the CDC says the virus causes swelling in the brain (encephalitis) or in the membranes around the brain and spinal cord (meningitis).

Severe cases can lead to confusion, seizures, difficulty speaking, and even death. 10 percent of people with severe Powassan cases die, according to the CDC. The good news is that the virus cannot be spread from person to person.

#Health #Minnesota #PowassanVirus #Ticks

"The findings underscore the need for increased surveillance, public awareness, & preventive measures against tick-borne diseases in the Mid-Atlantic region," said Ellen Stromdahl, Ph.D., a retired entomologist at the Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory. "[Clinicians] should consider babesiosis in the differential diagnosis for patients with febrile illness, particularly during peak tick-activity seasons."

#health #medicine #science #research #disease #infection #ticks

https://www.labroots.com/trending/clinical-and-molecular-dx/28959/babesiosis-emerging-mid-atlantic

Deer mice, rabbits, and cattle develop resistance to ticks that impair the tick's maturation and reproduction, and result in a decline in the tick population's growth rate.

Summary: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250430142956.htm

Original paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X2500024X

#Science #Ticks #Immunity

New on Entomology Today: A newly published study in the Journal of Medical Entomology provides critical insights into the emergence of babesiosis in the Mid-Atlantic region, documenting human cases and the presence of Babesia microti in local tick populations. #entomology #ticks #PublicHealth https://entomologytoday.org/2025/05/01/emerging-cases-babesiosis-mid-atlantic-ticks-public-health/