Researchers Warn of Continuing Lyme Disease Threat from Deer Ticks

“This time of year the deer ticks are much larger, and a lot of the public health messaging that comes out does concern deer ticks that are out in the summertime when they’re quite small,” Lubelczyk says. “The concern is that many people that might be finding larger ticks this time of year won’t realize they’re deer ticks and will just discard them or not be that concerned about them.”

Source: Researchers Warn of Continuing Lyme Disease Threat from Deer Ticks | Maine Public Broadcasting