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Tick and Lyme Disease Information Page UPDATED
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A new link to the Tick Encounter Resorce Center of the University of Rhode Island has been added to the Health Division's  Deer Ticks & Lyme Disease Information Page.




From the Tick Encounter Resouce Center:

Think TICK... Take ACTION!


T
Tweezers
I
Inspect
C
Clothing Repellent
K
Kill the critters
Use pointy tweezers for safe removal.



Check your body for ticks at least once a day.




Use repellents with permethrin on clothing, not skin.



Spray the tick habitat around the perimeter of your yard.

How do I protect myself and family , my yard , my pets against ticks?



 
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16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA 01867   
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