Courtesy Story | Defense Health Agency | 04.25.2025
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Spring is one of the most important times of year to become “tick smart” by learning about the risks ticks pose and how to avoid tick bites....
Story by Douglas Holl | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 05.10.2022
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and active-duty servicemembers training outdoors as well as other Department of Defense personnel or beneficiaries working outside or simply enjoying the weather should be aware of ticks and the threats they can pose....
Courtesy Story | Keller Army Community Hospital | 06.18.2015
Rates of tick bites and Lyme disease are high in the Northeast. New York State ranks third in confirmed cases of Lyme disease, only behind Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Lt. Col. Gordon Prairie, Keller Army Community Hospital's Chief of the Primary Care Dept., wants to remind people of the dangers of tick bites and how to prevent them from happening....
