Ticks can spread other diseases besides Lyme

As we head into tick season, it is helpful to understand the risk behind tick bites.

In the Duluth area, black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) are the primary ticks likely to be encountered, and between these two there are as many as nine different tickborne diseases that could be spread through a tick bite.

The Minnesota Department of Health has excellent resources on tickborne diseases and tick bite prevention.

To read more, click here.

visit the MDH Tickborne diseases website

-C. Fisher