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Health Officials Say Tick-Borne Diseases Rising
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials on Friday urged residents to protect themselves against ticks after the number of tick-borne diseases rose to record levels in 2010. The Minnesota...
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Bumper Crop Of Ticks Expected This Spring, Summer
By Esme Murphy, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Deer ticks, that can carry Lyme disease, used to be concentrated in the Northwestern part of the metro. But now they’re starting to move to the south and...
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Lyme Disease Gives Pat Kessler A Reality Check
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Spend some time with WCCO-TV political reporter Pat Kessler at the Minnesota State Capitol and one thing is clear, he loves the place. He even leads Capitol tours for kids....
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Expert: Northern Minn. Is A Lyme Disease High Risk Area
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment...
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Mild Winter, Early Spring Increases Risk Of Lyme Disease
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A mild winter and an early spring mean we could see an increase in Lyme disease cases this year. Fewer ticks died this winter, and on average more than a thousand cases are...
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Early Spring Means Dogs Are At Risk For Lyme Disease, Heartworm
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — It’s no secret that we have an early spring going around here. That means that mosquitos and ticks are out much earlier than usual. So your dog is at risk of...
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Good Question: What Good Do Ticks Do?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The warm spring has meant an early visit from Minnesota’s blood-sucking, disease-carrying insect: the tick. “Other than spreading disease, what purpose do wood ticks serve?”...
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Deer Tick Season Arrives Early
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It looks like the deer tick season has arrived early this year — along with the diseases it causes. More than 15,000 cases of tick-borne diseases have been reported in Minnesota...
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Accomplished Twin Cities Hairstylist Fighting Lyme Disease
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities hairstylist — known around the world for her work — is fighting to get back what she’s lost. Even though Maureen Anlauf has been living with Lyme Disease for more...
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Tick Season Is Back In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – You can’t tell by the weather, but the unofficial start of summer arrived Monday. And the official start of the tick season. Last year, conditions were warm and dry so Lyme...
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Deer Tick Drug’s Price Tag Skyrockets 18-Fold
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – If you’re just returning from a trip to the cabin, you know summer tick season is in full swing. With that comes the threat of infection, and according to the Centers for Disease...
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1 Year Later, Family Of Boy Who Went Missing Urge Precaution
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It has been nearly a year since a 5-year-old boy went missing during one of the hottest days of summer. Last July, Scott Meyer snuck out the front door of his house in western...
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Families, Doctors Torn Over Lyme Disease
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Cabin country in Minnesota and western Wisconsin is considered ground zero for one of the fastest growing infectious diseases: Lyme disease. Cases in both states are among the...
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Good Question: Are There Health Benefits To The Cold?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Struggling to get your body temperature above zero is less than ideal, especially when you spend more time getting dressed for the weather than actually being in it. But believe...
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Local Attorney: New Brighton Shootings ‘Borne Out Of Emotion’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Neal Zumberge, 57, is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder for the May 5 shootings of 46-year-old Todd Stevens and Jennifer Cleven, 48. Twin Cities...
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Tick-Borne Disease Risk Still Remains High In MN
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We aren’t the only ones to survive the latest round of brutal winters — turns out, the heavy snow and frigid temperatures actually helped the survival of ticks that can carry...
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Tick-Borne Disease Risk Is High In Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s that time of year when ticks are plentiful and the risk of tick-borne disease is high. Our snowy winter did not hurt ticks. Instead it’s believed the snow insulated them from...
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Report: Climate Change May Increase Allergies, Lyme Disease
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Changes occurring in Minnesota’s climate could have harmful effects on human health, including increased allergies and cases of Lyme Disease, according to a new report from the...
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Tick Uptick Raises Tick Risk Meter To High
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150320225217600AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The early spring has been nice to get out in, but officials say it could mean an increase in Lyme Disease...
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How To Protect Yourself From New Deer Tick-Borne Diseases
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150609231427667AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Summer vacation and these summer-like temperatures have a lot of families heading outdoors. As people venture...
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Study: High-Risk Areas For Lyme Disease Are Growing
NEW YORK (AP) — The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new government study published Wednesday U.S. cases remain concentrated in the...
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Report: Ticks, Risk Of Lyme Disease Are Rapidly Increasing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A new report states the risk of Lyme disease is rapidly growing. Minnesota is one of 17 that carry the highest risk for Lyme disease in the U.S., and the Centers for Disease...
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Jurors Hear 911 Call In Second Day Of Zumberge Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Jurors heard some riveting audio Thursday in the murder trial of Neal Zumberge. He’s the New Brighton homeowner accused of shooting his neighbor to death in a long-simmering...
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Man Accused Of Killing Neighbor Takes Stand In Trial
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Testimony concluded in the murder trial of a New Brighton man accused of killing his neighbor over a deer feeding dispute. Neal Zumberge took the stand in his own defense on Monday,...
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Officials: New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered At Mayo Clinic
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new species of Lyme disease-causing bacteria has been discovered by Mayo Clinic scientists. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – along with Mayo Clinic and health...
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CDC: Worse Than Normal Tick Season Expected
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Medical experts are asking those who spend a lot of time outside this summer to be extra mindful of ticks. Researchers fear they could be an even bigger problem this year due to...
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Talking Points: Ticks, Pets & Lyme Disease
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Public health officials and veterinarians are warning about an abundance of deer ticks this summer in Minnesota — not only do they represent a threat to humans but to our animals...
View Article‘Tick Explosion’ May Be Coming This Summer, Expert Warns
MILTON (CBS Local) – Americans are happy to shed their coats after a long and harsh winter, but you may still want to consider keeping your skin covered up even as it gets warm. One expert is warning...
View ArticleAfter Long Winter, Explosion Of Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Expected
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It appears we are not the only ones excited about the warmer weather. So are deer ticks. The first ones of the season were spotted on April 12 in Dakota County. Local experts...
View ArticleTick-Borne Diseases Rising, Here’s How To Prevent Infection
CBS Local — The weather is warming and health experts believe this summer will be plagued by a rising number of disease-carrying ticks. Despite the troubling outlook and jump in Lyme disease cases...
View ArticleHealth Officials Warn Of Deer Ticks Over Fourth Of July
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With the Fourth of July two days away, health officials are warning people to be on the lookout for deer ticks. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says the snow we received...
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Backyard Chickens Eat Harmful Ticks, But Are Giving People Salmonella
CALVERTON, N.Y. (CBS Local) – As disease-carrying ticks continue to spread across the country, many Americans are turning to an inventive and all-natural approach to removing ticks: chickens. “Within a...
View ArticleLyme Disease Has Spread To All 50 States, Report Finds
SECAUCUS, N.J. (CBS Local) – A new report has found that the tick-borne illness Lyme disease has been detected in all 50 states and cases continue to rise. Quest Diagnostics has released their findings...
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What You Should Know About Tick Season In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Spring officially began in March, and with warmer weather on the way we can expect ticks to arrive with it. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health says deer ticks are...
View ArticleMDH Warns Of More Lyme-Carrying Ticks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota residents may believe this past winter was rough, but state health officials say it wasn’t bad enough to kill off the deer ticks that carry Lyme disease. Dave Neitzel...
View ArticleCollins, Smith Bill To Combat Lyme And Other Tick Diseases Moves On
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A U.S. Senate committee is advancing a proposal from Sen. Susan Collins to improve research about Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. Collins, a Republican, introduced...
View ArticleHealth Officials Warn COVID-19, Lyme Disease Symptoms Similar
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With summertime weather in full swing, many Minnesotans are excited to get outdoors. But with social distancing sending even more people out into the woods, health officials are...
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