FarmSafe Podcast

S3E16 | Got Ticks? How and Why to Take Action

 

Published June 12, 2024. Hosted by Libby Presnall.

Episode Summary

Mandy Roome, PhD, is a researcher at the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety. Her current project is on tick-borne diseases on Vermont farms. She shares about the tick-borne diseases common to each region and how farmers can protect themselves, since avoiding outdoor work is not likely for a farmer.

Episode Resources

General Information on Tick-Borne Disease, NIOSH

Check Your State and Where Ticks Live, CDC

Tick Bite Data Tracker, CDC

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General Information on Tick-Borne Disease

Outdoor workers are at risk of exposure to tick-borne diseases if they work at sites with ticks. Worksites with woods, bushes, high grass, or leaf litter are likely to have more ticks. Outdoor workers in most regions of the United States should be extra careful to protect themselves in the spring, summer, and fall when ticks are most active. Ticks may be active all year in some regions with warmer weather.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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Where Ticks Live

Tick Surveillance Information & Maps

 

Even though a specific tick species is found in a region of the United States, it does not necessarily mean it transmits a specific disease in that area. Disease transmission is influenced by multiple factors beyond mere tick presence. The maps on this page show the general distribution of ticks that transmit diseases to humans in the contiguous United States.

For detailed information about ticks in your county, visit the interactive Tick Surveillance maps.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Tick Bite Data Tracker

The data dashboard on this page presents Emergency Department data on visits for tick bites by week and month, by region, and by age and sex.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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