Mice are also among the most important hosts for Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the country, so 2017 is likely to be a doozy for Lyme. They turn to me because I'm a tick fiend: I've interviewed dozens of tick researchers and been to tick-borne disease conferences; I've covered the tick beat for Nature and Scientific American. I cannot stress this enough: The best way to avoid a tick-borne disease is to check every inch of every family member's body every day from April through November. Synthetic pesticides such as bifenthrin have been shown to effectively eliminate ticks, but they don't reduce the chance that residents will get tick bites or a tick-borne disease. (Ticks don't like sun-drenched areas.)
Cases of Lyme disease increasing nationwide
In the '80s, about 1,500 cases of Lyme disease were reported annually in the U.S. Early signs of Lyme disease may include flu-like symptoms and a rash. Currently, the average is 30,000, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there may actually be as many as 300,000 cases per year, mainly in the Northeast and upper Midwest. Summer brings sunshine, shorts, and sandals to the northern U.S. It's wonderful to get outside, but a hidden danger lurks: disease-carrying ticks. Ostfeld: "If you see a tick embedded in you, you should get it out as quickly as you can.collected by :Lucy William
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