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Protect Yourself: Tick Season Safety Tips for a Healthy Summer Outdoors – Protéjase: consejos de seguridad para la temporada de garrapatas y un verano saludable al aire libre

DuPage County – As warmer weather arrives, DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) urges residents to protect themselves and their families against diseases spread by tick bites while enjoying outdoor activities. Ticks are a threat year-round, but they are most active from April to September and live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, or on animals….

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Asian longhorned Tick Confirmed In Illinois

L – Illinois is the 20th state to discover the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis). The tick, considered an invasive species, was found on April 12 during routine active tick surveillance in Morgan County as part of an Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) grant-funded active tick surveillance program. Additional surveillance in the area on…

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