12/30/2024
ππ‘π ππ’ππ€ πππ¬πππ«ππ‘ πππ ππ’ππ€ππ¨π«π§π ππππ‘π¨π ππ§π¬ ππππ π°π«ππ©π©ππ! While Lyme disease is the most common tickborne pathogen with over ππ% of ticks carrying the bacterium, there are other tickborne pathogens. Ticks commonly carry many tickborne pathogens with π.π% of ticks carrying more than 1 pathogen, referred to as a co-infection. Here is a summary of the tickborne pathogens present in the tick population of Pennsylvania for 2024.
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