DPHHS Offers Advice to Prevent Tick Bites

As Montanans look to enjoy the great outdoors this spring and summer, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) urges everyone to follow a few simple steps to prevent tick bites and their illnesses: Limit, repel and inspect.

On average, state public health officials receive an average of eight tick-borne illness reports every year, including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia, Colorado Tick Fever and Tickborne Relapsing Fever.

Other reported tick-borne illnesses, believed to be acquired out of state, include Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis. All of these dise...

 

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