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Deer Ticks Deer Ticks ......One bite can change your life...
Larry DapsisDeer Tick Project Coordinator - Entomologistwww.capecodextension.org508-375-6642
Barnstable County CommissionersNovember 5, 2014
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension – Tick Program
Barnstable County – 4th highest incidence rate of Lyme in MA
3rd highest incidence rate of Babesiosis
“Community Wellness Program”
ResearchOutreach
Barnstable County Lyme/Tick-borne Diseases Task Force
Brenda Boleyn – ChairHenry LindSam Donta, MDHelen Grimm, RNS. Gay Freeman, MDJoyce McConnell, RN
Bill Clark, George Heufelder, Deirdre Arvidson, Larry Dapsis
Lone Star Tick
Cuttyhunk & Prudence Islands
Sandy Neck and ?
Aggressive biter
Erlichiosis STARI Tularemia
Red Meat Allergy
Nymph Stage Tick Infection
Punkhorn Conservation % Bor-Bab-Ana2013 28 12 02012 20 20 22011 22 20 02010 47 13 8
Bells Neck Conservation % Bor-Bab-Ana2013 20 12 42012 32 22 92011 23 20 02010 27 0 5
Borrelia miyamotoi
Known for 10 years First linkage to human
disease in 2012 – Russia
U.S. cases followed Misdiagnosed as
Anaplasmosis
2014 - Found in 3% of nymph stage ticks, Cape & Island sites
Tick Repellent Clothing – Tick Repellent Clothing – PermethrinPermethrin
Fabric only…Fabric only…Active thru Active thru 6 washings6 washings
Many BrandsMany Brands Ben’s, Ben’s,
Coleman, Coleman, Sawyer ...Sawyer ...
Note, Permethrin is an insecticide that repels and kills ticks. Read the Label…
Permethrin Distribution Eastern Mountain Sports – Hyannis, Bourne
Hyannis Country GardensScenic Roots – SandwichAubuchon Hardware – SandwichAce Hardware – YarmouthNickerson State Park – BrewsterAgway – Dennis, Orleans, ChathamGreen Spot Garden Center - Yarmouth
Don’t LetDon’t Let...one bite ...one bite can can
change your change your life...life...
Simplified Game Plan SummarySimplified Game Plan Summary Tick Checks and Use of Permethrin-Tick Checks and Use of Permethrin-
Treated ClothingTreated Clothing
Perimeter Yard SprayPerimeter Yard Spray
Pet ProtectionPet Protection
Cape Cod Healthcare Funded
600 Distributed to:
- State Parks- Sandy Neck Beach Park- All town Conservation OfficesOffered to Compact of CC Conservation Trust Members
Community Innovation Challenge Grant - 2014
Tick Testing – UMass Amherst Four Counties – 32 Towns
Barnstable, Nantucket, Middlesex, Franklin
100 Ticks per town No charge to submitter…provides people
“hard data” on exposure Develop maps of exposure risk
www.TickReport.com
Projects Pending Cape Cod Healthcare Community
Benefits Grant Program Tick Education Direct Household Mailing
MA Community Innovation Challenge Grant ProgramTick Testing Program Expansion
EPA Region 1 ReSES ProgramLone Star Tick TrappingSmall Mammal Trapping