Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a confirmed area with blacklegged ticks present with Lyme bacteria. Lyme disease cases in the U.P. have increased in recent years, so it is essential to increase your effort to protect yourself from ticks. Read more on the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) website.
General Information
Learn how to prevent tick bites, remove ticks, and detect symptoms on the website of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Anaplasmosis
Anaplasmosis is most frequently reported from the Upper Midwest and northeastern United States in areas that correspond with the known geographic distribution of Lyme disease and other Ixodes scapularis-transmitted diseases.
Babesiosis
Babesiosis is most frequently reported from the Northeastern and Upper Midwestern United States in areas where microti is endemic; cases peak during spring and summer months.
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis is most frequently reported from the southeastern and south-central United States, from the East Coast extending westward to Texas.
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is most frequently reported from the upper midwestern, northeastern, and mid-Atlantic states where it is spread by Ixodes scapularis ticks. Some cases are also reported from northern California, Oregon, and Washington, where it is spread by Ixodes pacificus ticks.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/ Rickettsia (RMSF)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/Rickettsia (RMSF) is most often transmitted by the American dog tick in the Eastern, Central and Western United States; by the Rocky Mountain wood tick in the Rocky Mountain states; and by the brown dog tick in the Southwestern United States, along the U.S.-Mexico border.