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    PREVENT BITES
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    Avoid ticks on people, on pets and in the yard.

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    REMOVE TICKS
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    Find tips on how to safely remove a tick from your skin.

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    CHECK SYMPTOMS
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    Learn about symptoms and when to see a doctor.

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    Tickborne Diseases of the US
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    Where Ticks Live
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    What Kind of Tick is it?
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    Tick Surveillance
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    Surveillance of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Tick Bites
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    Alpha-gal Syndrome
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    Tickborne Disease Surveillance Data Summary
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    Page last reviewed: January 7, 2021
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      • Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Tick Bite by Age/Sex
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