2017 worst on record for ticks due to mild winter, CDC says

Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Scientists says there will be an increase ticks this summer
Scientists says there will be an increase ticks this summerScientists says there will be an increase ticks and tick related diseases this summer.

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- Scientists are predicting that ticks will be particularly bad in 2017 because of North Carolina's mild winter.

They said ticks can carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, so North Carolina residents need to be extra careful when they're outside this summer.

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