Kalamazoo County Releases 2024 Tick Surveillance Results

The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department (HCS) has received 2024 test results from blacklegged ticks submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of the 24 ticks collected last year, seven tested positive for Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. One tick tested positive for Anaplasma phagocytophilum, which causes anaplasmosis.

To read the full press release, click on this link:  2024 Tick surveillance results

Para leer la nota de prensa completa, haga clic en este enlace: Resultados de la vigilancia de garrapatas de 2024 (en español)