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TICKS TEST POSITIVE FOR TULAREMIA; COUNTY URGES HIKERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PETS

By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office

Photo:  A trio of hungry ticks, waiting for a meal to walk by.

September 10, 2019 (San Diego) - County environmental health officials are reminding people to protect themselves and their pets when hiking after they trapped ticks infected with tularemia along Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley.

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IT'S NOT JUST THE HOLIDAY SEASON, IT'S TICK SEASON

 

That’s right. You may not know it, but in San Diego County, winter is tick season, and San Diego County’s Vector Control Program is reminding people to remember to wear insect repellent and take simple precautions like wearing long sleeves and long pants when hiking or heading out into nature.


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RABBIT FEVER FOUND IN LOCAL TICKS

 

By Miriam Raftery

February 14, 2018 (San Diego) -- County health officials are cautioning hikers to protect themselves and their pets from ticks, after several of the blood-sucking insects along the Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley tested positive for tularemia, better known as rabbit fever.


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TICK-BORNE POWASSAN VIRUS IS DEADLIER THAN LYME DISEASE

 

By Miriam Raftery

May 14, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) - You’ve heard of Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Rabbit Fever—all diseases spread by ticks, and all have spread to our region after first starting elsewhere in the country.  But now there’s a tick-borne illness that’s much deadlier than those ailments.  It’s called Powassan, or Pow for short.


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6 TIPS TO KEEP TICKS OFF

 

By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office

March 6, 2017 (San Diego) -- Finally! The sun is back and you’ve been itching to get outside for a hike.

Just remember, it’s tick season in San Diego County and you should protect yourself and your pets if you’re planning to roam into any brushy, grassy, or chaparral-covered areas.


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RABBIT FEVER FOUND IN COUNTY

 

April 16, 2014 (San Diego County) - Easter bunnies are cute and cuddly--but wild rabbits found locally may be carrying a dangerous disease known as Rabbit Fever, County health officials warn this week. The disease is carried by ticks—so it’s important to know how to protect yourself if you’re hiking or working in brushy areas.


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TICK NUMBERS ON THE UPTICK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

 

November 25, 2013 (San Diego) --Ticks might be tiny, but they can pack a punch when it comes to affecting your health. The County’s Health and Human Services Agency warns of an increased possibility of contracting a tick-borne disease.

“It’s important to know that there are several diseases carried by ticks,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., County Public Health Officer. “People who work or play in grassy or brushy areas need to take special care to avoid exposure to ticks.”

In 2012, HHSA received reports of San Diego County residents with confirmed or probable tick-borne illnesses.  This included 14 cases of Lyme disease, two cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, two cases of other rickettsial diseases (which include spotted and typhus fever), and one case of ehrlichiosis, a bacterial disease affecting people and animals. Ticks can also carry tularemia and cause tick paralysis.


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