With summer right around the corner and people spending more time outside, wildlife experts are warning of a seasonal increase in ticks and the health risks they can pose.
Pennsylvania, according to wildlife experts, has become a hot bed for the tiny menaces. The Keystone State leads the nation in exposure to ticks and tick-borne pathogens.
Experts caution that it's too early to say exactly how bad of a tick season we're in for, but a mild winter and lack of snow brought ticks out early. Locals who spent Wednesday enjoying Valley Forge National Park spoke to FOX 29 about their early run-ins with ticks.
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