Midcoast Maine has highest rates of diseased ticks and Lyme

12 Spots on the Body Where You're Most Likely to Find a Tick

Fact checked by Nick Blackmerrbkomar / Getty Images Ticks tend to bite warm areas of the body, like in your armpit or behind your knees.Tick season is already off to a rough start, with bite-related ER visits hitting a five-year high.Finding and removing ticks early is key, as some diseases transmit within hours of attachment.Check for ticks in warm, hidden areas of your body, like your inner thighs, scalp, and waistline.Tick season is here, and…

Midcoast Maine has highest rates of diseased ticks and Lyme

For the last six years, the answer has been Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, according to researchers at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension's tick lab.

Ticks on the rise in Midcoast, most Lymes disease infections occur in spring and summer

Lincoln County has had among the highest rate of tick-borne illness in the state over the last two years and following a mild winter, biologist Chuck Lubelczyk expects the tick population to continue to rise.“We are expecting it to be very active as far as the ticks go,” said Lubelczyk, a researcher at Maine Medical Center’s Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory. “Unless something dramatic happens like a drought or an extremely cold winter, the number…

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