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![]() These data only provide adult tick infections at a precise location and at one point in time. These data should simply be used to educate people that there is a risk of coming in contact with ticks and tick-borne diseases. Adult deer ticks are individually tested for different bacteria and parasites, which includes the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease. Collection and testing take place across New York State (excluding New York City) from October to December, when adult deer ticks are most commonly seen. This dataset provides the results from collecting and testing adult deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, or by their scientific name Ixodes scapularis. API Deer Tick Surveillance: Adults (Oct to Dec) excluding Powassan virus: Beginning 2008 .gov | Last Updated T19:09:32.000Z.Interactive charts and maps provide an easier way to view the data. Further below on this page you can find links to tick prevention tips, a video on how to safely remove a tick, and more datasets with tick testing results. ![]() These data should not be used to broadly predict disease risk for a county. Both measures, tick population density and percentage, of ticks infected with the specified bacteria or parasite can vary greatly within a very small area and within a county. These data only provide nymph tick infections at a precise location and at one point in time. Nymph deer ticks are individually tested for different bacteria and parasites, which includes the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease. Collection and testing take place across New York State (excluding New York City) from May to September, when nymph deer ticks are most commonly seen. This dataset provides the results from collecting and testing nymph deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, or by their scientific name Ixodes scapularis. ![]()
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