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Tick Information & Test Results

TICK TEST RESULTS

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Tickborne Disease is a serious issue in our communities. 

The best defense, at this time,is understanding your risk and the things you can do to protect yourself and your family.
 
Ixodes scapularis, also known as the “blacklegged” or “deer” tick, is the primary vector of the pathogens Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
Ixodes scapularis nymphs and females that have ingested human blood are known to transmit these pathogens. 
The probability of pathogen transmission increases with time as proportionately more blood is ingested from the host.
Ticks without blood in their midguts have not been attached long enough to pose a risk of infection. 
 
Engorged: tick has engaged in a feeding and ingested blood. blacklegged or deer tick image
Un-engorged: tick has not ingested blood, no blood in midguts.

To submit a tick for testing please complete the Tick for Testing Submission Letter. 

Ticks from Newtown, Bridgewater and Roxbury residents can be mailed or brought to the Newtown Health District office, to be submitted to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) for testing. 

For tick testing guidelines and submission requirements please click here. 

We strongly encouraged submitters to pay close attention to their health after a tick bite. The tick testing is helpful information, but cannot be used a diagnostic tool.It takes approximately 3-4 and sometimes 5 weeks to receive results from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station. Lyme disease, or other tick borne illnesses,can onset prior to obtaining tick test results, therefore it is important to monitor health,communicate and possibly visit with a personal physician.

Click this link for more information from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) 

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Newtown Health District Promotes the BLAST Tick-borne Disease Prevention Program Click here 

 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tick Information:                                                     tick check spots image                                                                                                                            

Most common tick-borne diseases in northeastern United States:

Environmental Protection Agency(EPA):

PRESS RELEASES FROM CAES:

 

 

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PDF icon Deer Resistant Plantings29.97 KB
PDF icon Newtown Tick-borne Disease Action Committee Final Report 2.61 MB