Ticks & Mosquitos

Tick and Mosquito Information:

We are seeing an 'uptick' in tick borne viruses this year so to protect yourself from tick bites, do the following:

• Use repellent with DEET on clothing, camping gear, shoes (not on skin and not on children under 2 yrs of age).
• Wear light colored pants tucked into socks/boots when out of doors and a long sleeved shirt.
• Stay on cleared trails when hiking and out of the dunes on beaches.
• Treat your pets with tick control measures.
• Check yourself and family thoroughly after outdoors activities, paying particular attention to warm, moist areas and remember ticks can be very small, the size of a poppy seed.

Click on the links below to view Fact Sheets on the respective topics. Also, you may visit the Massachusetts Department of Public Health website at: www.mass.gov/dph or https:www.mass.gov/service-details/infectious-diseases-a-z.

Mosquitoes and Ticks - They're Out in Mass!

• You may also view the Norfolk County Mosquito Control detections, surveillance & risk maps at www.mosquitoresults.com.

Tick Diseases:

• Lyme Disease
• Babesiosis
• HGA/Anaplasmosis
• Tularemia
• Powassan Virus
• Borrelia miyamotoi
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Mosquito Diseases:

• Eastern Equine Encephalitis: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/eee-eastern-equine-encephalitis
• West Nile Virus
• Zika: www.cdc.gov/zika