Patio Patrol - Metro West

12/13/2024

11/01/2024

https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2024/10/31/aphal-gal-cases-skylight-lone-star-ticks-dig?fbclid=IwY2xjawGSR01leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXZ1bfpPhBaSHXNcfX8AHdiNc9QLq93kOSLJ38Tg1Y06xlioicuF-5zFFg_aem_l4iX-YFs2BPpM2KcM1NJwA

In 2020, the hospital recorded just two confirmed cases of alpha-gal sensitivity. By 2022, the number had jumped to 77. This year, as of Sept. 30, the hospital had 365 positive cases.

10/22/2024

https://time.com/7086273/american-malaria-babesiosis-ticks-lyme-disease/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGE11lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfY5sbTyjDWvyFv_HK8e3KeVrT6DMmxAR6YHoTHkwJnKlNTAWJFSS6EEzQ_aem_27HLvGr8qSsar2un1wu_HQ

Babesiosis, a tick-borne illness, is becoming more common in the U.S.

10/10/2024

https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/tick-notes/fall-tick-alert/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF0pDFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdzmJNSmlS5-rywJHxWHbipEZmHKopq5ZirYGxTWiRLKl3Zlir5P22WkSA_aem_87ulbJqBaBbpLX0yzlZBRw

Even after that first, second, or even third frost or killing freeze... this time of year, ticks are still here! They're not killed off, and there's something different about the fall tick season. In Autumn, the ticks are pretty much ALL...

10/05/2024

https://nypost.com/2024/09/30/us-news/connecticut-reports-first-human-case-of-tick-borne-disease-in-the-northeast/

The first-ever recorded Northeast case of a tick-borne disease was reported in Connecticut, officials said. Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis is a type of spotted fever transmitted through infected …