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Tick Season is Here; BOAH Offers Resources
Minnesota Ag Connection - 05/26/2020
Ticks are parasites and well known as potential vectors for animal diseases, including zoonotic diseases, which are diseases that can be transmitted from animals to people.
Tickborne disease transmission often works like this; a tick bites an infected animal and can pick up a disease agent (examples include virus or bacteria), the tick detaches to develop into the next life stage, finds another animal to feed upon, and infects it with the disease agent, thus moving the disease from one animal to another.
The best way to stop this vectorborne disease cycle is through a strong surveillance program and prevention measures.
Livestock owners, veterinarians and other animal caretakers are the first line of defense in stopping ticks from spreading disease.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health offers its Ticks and Minnesota Livestock booklet with details on some ticks on the radar. People can access it at https://bit.ly/2Tm6cF2
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