Over 5,400 Ticks Submitted to Marshfield Clinic Researchers

Friday, October 4th, 2024 -- 10:00 AM

(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) Wisconsin residents are sending a lot of ticks to researchers this year.

According to Bob Hague with the Wisconsin Radio Network, Marshfield Clinic is doing a long term study on the tick population in Wisconsin and how it’s changing. Researchers asked people who remove or find ticks to send them in, and so far over 54-hundred have been submitted.

In addition to the more common deer tick which carries Lyme disease, the team also received 13 Lone Star ticks, which are rare in the state. A bite from the Lone Star tick can cause an illness that makes people allergic to meats and other animal proteins.

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