Summer is peak tick and mosquito season, and the insects may pose a particularly acute threat this year, experts say.
As of Tuesday, the CDC had confirmed
McKeen added that people can still take “tried-and-true” precautions like wearing bug spray and long-sleeved clothes and pants.A mild winter may mean more ticks “The increasing cases are usually in new regions that didn’t have it before, so we see in Maine, Ohio and Michigan, a lot of Northern states, it’s increasing a lot,” Diuk-Wasser said. “We are all reporting a very high year.”
For protection, she recommended immediately washing clothing or at least running items in the dryer after spending time outdoors. People should also continue checking themselves for ticks on subsequent days, since a nymphal tick can grow and become more easily spotted.
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