Tick Information

Exposure to ticks and the diseases they transmit is a reality hashers face during the warm North Carolina months. The following local and general resources will give a basis for understanding ticks, the diseases they carry and preventative measures to reduce tick borne illness.

Local Tick Resources

• NC State Department of Entomology - North Carolina Cooperative Extension
  1. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in North Carolina
  2. PDF file with pictures
  
  
• TIC-NC located in Pittsboro, their mission is to increase the recognition, treatment, control, and understanding of tick-borne diseases in North Carolina.
  1. Tick-Borne Infections Council of NC, Inc.
  
  
• Chatham Journal weekly article
  1. Tick-borne infections pose increasing threat to North Carolinians

General Tick Resources

• CDC
  1. Tick Borne Diseases