Ticks

(Select the image below for Maine CDC tick ID Card)

In Maine, please refer your tick questions to Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1-800-821-5821 or http://www.mainepublichealth.gov.

Specific information on vector-borne diseases (tick- and mosquito-carried diseases)

http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/index.shtml

 

In Maine, for identification of ticks, follow instructions from Maine Medical Center Research Institute Vector Borne Disease Lab for tick submission. They will not be tested for disease.

 

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