Deer ticks are unfortunately potential carriers of Lyme disease, human anaplasmosis, and babesiosis. The DNR suggests residents check and re-check for ticks when they are in tick-infested areas ...

Deer are known carriers of ticks often infected with these diseases. High deer populations are also a threat to themselves: Deer illnesses like Chronic Wasting Disease spread easily when ...

The deer tick nymphs are mainly active in spring and more rampant in May and August. They seek new hosts and can infect their ...

There are studies that show the opposite — that ticks will look for other large hosts (deer don’t actually produce infected ticks) and be more likely to end up on humans if deer are reduced.

Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be ...

Each year as the temperature drops and the grass once again turns green, the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control ...

Spread by bacteria from ticks, deer flies, and infected animals, it presents symptoms like skin ulcers, eye irritation, and respiratory issues. Prevention includes using repellents and drinking ...