Blacklegged Tick Exposures Tripled Average in April, Says New Brunswick’s New Tracker

Tick exposures triple compared to past years, data shows

The province has launched a new tool for the public to track tick exposures in New Brunswick, just in time to show this spring appears to be the worst yet – with three times the number of exposures recorded in April compared to previous years.

Blacklegged tick exposures tripled average in April, says New Brunswick’s new tracker

In April, there were 178 blacklegged tick exposures to animals and humans in New Brunswick, which was triple the three-year average for that month, according to a new tick tracker from the province.