Photo by Douglas Holl | Defense Health Agency | 03.20.2024
The blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick, can carry the agents of Lyme disease, babesiosis, and more. It is more common in the Northeast and upper Midwest parts of the U.S. but is present across most of the Eastern U.S. Individuals who remove attached ticks promptly can help prevent tick-borne disease. The lone star tick is the most common tick found in the Southeastern U.S. Public......
Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 06.14.2023
The lone star tick can transmit various pathogens, making them key diseases carriers. While not all tcks are infected, it is crucial to understand the risks associated with tick bites and methods for preventing tick-borne diseases....
Photo by Graham Snodgrass | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 04.12.2023
Caption: (Jan. 23, 2017) MAYPORT, Fla. - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joshua Nieto of Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Jacksonville, Fla., applies the insect repellant permethrin to uniforms at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. Defense Public Health biologists studying MilTICK samples found that ticks submitted by service members using permethrin-treated uniforms were less likely to be......
