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An grownup lone star tick in central Delaware. DNREC photograph.
With spring heading into summer time – prime time for ticks in addition to for individuals getting outdoor – the Delaware Division of Pure Sources and Environmental Management (DNREC) has partnered with the Division of Public Well being throughout the Delaware Division of Well being and Social Companies (DHSS) to coach the general public about ticks, together with the place they’re discovered, the right way to determine differing types and what precautions to take earlier than and after publicity to ticks, in addition to details about tick-borne pathogens.
“Summer season in Delaware is a good time to be outdoor having fun with Delaware’s state parks, wildlife areas, trails and waters,” mentioned DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin. “Nevertheless, time-honored summer time actions like mountain climbing, biking, fishing and even beachgoing and gardening can expose outside fans to undesirable company – ticks. The excellent news is residents and guests can take steps similar to utilizing repellent, sporting light-colored garments and checking for ticks after being outdoor to scale back or stop the possibilities of getting tick bites.”
“We encourage Delawareans to get outdoors to get pleasure from health and household time,” mentioned DHSS Secretary Molly Magarik. “However we additionally urge individuals to take the right precautions to guard themselves and others as a result of tick bites may cause critical sickness. In Delaware, the most typical tick-borne sickness is Lyme illness. Signs can embrace a ‘bull’s-eye’ rash (seen in roughly half of Lyme illness instances in Delaware), fever, fatigue, headache, and muscle and joint aches. Persistent joint, coronary heart, and neurological issues might happen. We urge anybody bitten by a tick to observe their well being intently, and get in touch with a doctor if signs develop.”
Precautions to keep away from or cut back tick publicity embrace:
- Maintain grass brief and take away brush from the yard to scale back tick habitat.
Lengthy pants tucked into socks might help stop tick publicity. DNREC photograph. - Put on lengthy sleeves and lengthy pants tucked into socks and use repellent to assist hold ticks off in areas with excessive tick populations.
- Select mild coloured clothes to make ticks simpler to see.
- When coming back from outside actions, test for ticks and take away any from pores and skin with tweezers as quickly as potential to scale back the possibility of illness transmission.
- Following publicity to tick-prone areas or tick bites, look ahead to signs of frequent sicknesses attributable to tick-borne pathogens and search medical consideration as wanted.
The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife and the DHSS Division of Public Well being work collectively year-round to review tick populations, species distribution, seasonality and illness danger to people, together with Lyme illness. The purpose of the tick program is to higher perceive the biology and ecology of Delaware ticks and the issues they trigger, together with the right way to greatest address these issues.
For DNREC Tick Program entomologist Dr. Ashley Kennedy, a part of that work contains statewide tick surveys to gather and determine sorts of ticks.
“Tick surveys present details about the numbers and species of ticks present in Delaware, in addition to details about tick-borne illnesses, since sure illnesses are related to sure tick species,” mentioned Dr. Kennedy. “Realizing what species of tick has connected to you, a member of the family, or a pet will assist decide whether or not it’s possible you’ll be in danger for a tick-borne illness.”
To assist Delaware residents and guests uncovered to ticks, DNREC has launched a brand new on-line tick interactions type that asks when and the place the interplay came about, contact data and a photograph of the tick if obtainable to assist determine its species.
Learn extra about Dr. Kennedy’s work in “Tick-Tock – the Ticks Are Ready” in Outside Delaware on-line journal.
Different tick information embrace:
- In Delaware, ticks are in every single place, however most bites happen in backyards.
- Ticks don’t bounce or fall out of timber; they wait on grass or different crops for a bunch to stroll by to allow them to seize on.
- Ticks are energetic year-round, not simply in late spring/early summer time which is prime “tick season.”
- A number of various kinds of ticks are present in Delaware, and several other varieties can carry completely different pathogens that may infect people together with Lyme illness.
Extra details about ticks might be discovered at de.gov/ticks and de.gov/lyme.
About DNREC
The Delaware Division of Pure Sources and Environmental Management protects and manages the state’s pure assets, protects public well being, offers outside leisure alternatives, and educates Delawareans in regards to the setting. The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife conserves and manages Delaware’s fish and wildlife and their habitats, and offers fishing, searching, wildlife viewing and boating entry on almost 68,000 acres of public land. For extra data, go to the web site and join with @DelawareDNREC on Fb, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Media Contacts: Joanna Wilson, joanna.wilson@delaware.gov; Michael Globetti, michael.globetti@delaware.gov
Associated Subjects: DE Division of Public Well being, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, well being and security, lyme illness, outdoor and recreation, ticks
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An grownup lone star tick in central Delaware. DNREC photograph.
With spring heading into summer time – prime time for ticks in addition to for individuals getting outdoor – the Delaware Division of Pure Sources and Environmental Management (DNREC) has partnered with the Division of Public Well being throughout the Delaware Division of Well being and Social Companies (DHSS) to coach the general public about ticks, together with the place they’re discovered, the right way to determine differing types and what precautions to take earlier than and after publicity to ticks, in addition to details about tick-borne pathogens.
“Summer season in Delaware is a good time to be outdoor having fun with Delaware’s state parks, wildlife areas, trails and waters,” mentioned DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin. “Nevertheless, time-honored summer time actions like mountain climbing, biking, fishing and even beachgoing and gardening can expose outside fans to undesirable company – ticks. The excellent news is residents and guests can take steps similar to utilizing repellent, sporting light-colored garments and checking for ticks after being outdoor to scale back or stop the possibilities of getting tick bites.”
“We encourage Delawareans to get outdoors to get pleasure from health and household time,” mentioned DHSS Secretary Molly Magarik. “However we additionally urge individuals to take the right precautions to guard themselves and others as a result of tick bites may cause critical sickness. In Delaware, the most typical tick-borne sickness is Lyme illness. Signs can embrace a ‘bull’s-eye’ rash (seen in roughly half of Lyme illness instances in Delaware), fever, fatigue, headache, and muscle and joint aches. Persistent joint, coronary heart, and neurological issues might happen. We urge anybody bitten by a tick to observe their well being intently, and get in touch with a doctor if signs develop.”
Precautions to keep away from or cut back tick publicity embrace:
- Maintain grass brief and take away brush from the yard to scale back tick habitat.
Lengthy pants tucked into socks might help stop tick publicity. DNREC photograph. - Put on lengthy sleeves and lengthy pants tucked into socks and use repellent to assist hold ticks off in areas with excessive tick populations.
- Select mild coloured clothes to make ticks simpler to see.
- When coming back from outside actions, test for ticks and take away any from pores and skin with tweezers as quickly as potential to scale back the possibility of illness transmission.
- Following publicity to tick-prone areas or tick bites, look ahead to signs of frequent sicknesses attributable to tick-borne pathogens and search medical consideration as wanted.
The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife and the DHSS Division of Public Well being work collectively year-round to review tick populations, species distribution, seasonality and illness danger to people, together with Lyme illness. The purpose of the tick program is to higher perceive the biology and ecology of Delaware ticks and the issues they trigger, together with the right way to greatest address these issues.
For DNREC Tick Program entomologist Dr. Ashley Kennedy, a part of that work contains statewide tick surveys to gather and determine sorts of ticks.
“Tick surveys present details about the numbers and species of ticks present in Delaware, in addition to details about tick-borne illnesses, since sure illnesses are related to sure tick species,” mentioned Dr. Kennedy. “Realizing what species of tick has connected to you, a member of the family, or a pet will assist decide whether or not it’s possible you’ll be in danger for a tick-borne illness.”
To assist Delaware residents and guests uncovered to ticks, DNREC has launched a brand new on-line tick interactions type that asks when and the place the interplay came about, contact data and a photograph of the tick if obtainable to assist determine its species.
Learn extra about Dr. Kennedy’s work in “Tick-Tock – the Ticks Are Ready” in Outside Delaware on-line journal.
Different tick information embrace:
- In Delaware, ticks are in every single place, however most bites happen in backyards.
- Ticks don’t bounce or fall out of timber; they wait on grass or different crops for a bunch to stroll by to allow them to seize on.
- Ticks are energetic year-round, not simply in late spring/early summer time which is prime “tick season.”
- A number of various kinds of ticks are present in Delaware, and several other varieties can carry completely different pathogens that may infect people together with Lyme illness.
Extra details about ticks might be discovered at de.gov/ticks and de.gov/lyme.
About DNREC
The Delaware Division of Pure Sources and Environmental Management protects and manages the state’s pure assets, protects public well being, offers outside leisure alternatives, and educates Delawareans in regards to the setting. The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife conserves and manages Delaware’s fish and wildlife and their habitats, and offers fishing, searching, wildlife viewing and boating entry on almost 68,000 acres of public land. For extra data, go to the web site and join with @DelawareDNREC on Fb, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Media Contacts: Joanna Wilson, joanna.wilson@delaware.gov; Michael Globetti, michael.globetti@delaware.gov
Associated Subjects: DE Division of Public Well being, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, well being and security, lyme illness, outdoor and recreation, ticks
Maintain updated by receiving a day by day digest e-mail, round midday, of present information launch posts from state companies on information.delaware.gov.
Right here you possibly can subscribe to future information updates.