Ewwwwwww, but also thank you?

The Vermont Department of Health has created a tick tracker where you can report tick sightings and also review other reports. Ticks are categorized by the four types in Vermont that carry pathogens:

• the black-legged (“deer”) tick
• dog tick
• lone-star tick
• “other”
• plus, a “don’t know” category.

Check it out.

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