Ticks

Tick activity in Wisconsin started early and strong and it doesn’t appear to be letting up.

Wisconsin recorded a record high 6,469 cases of Lyme disease in 2024. Now researchers are finding about half of deer ticks in the state carry Lyme disease.

More people than usual for this time of year are going to the emergency department for tick bites. It prompted the CDC to issue a statement last month urging people to protect themselves from ticks.

The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute has been gathering ticks for the last couple of years

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria

Ticks and mosquitoes are expected to have better and longer breeding periods as Wisconsin warms.People may have already noticed it recently with our well-below average snowfalls the last two winters.

Experts are urging residents to be mindful of the ticks carrying it as they become more active across the state

The tiny, blood-sucking parasites that can pose a significant threat to human and animal health by spreading diseases

It can be hard to know exactly how bad ticks and mosquitoes will get each year.But researchers can look to a few signs to put out their best predictions.

There is not currently an approved vaccine you can take to prevent Lyme disease, but Marshfield Clinic is inviting people to be part of a global study that could create one