Record #:

2311

Author(s):

Wechsler, Deborah

Abstract:

Of the 80 species of ticks in the nation, only four - Brown Dog, Lone Star American Dog, and Black-Legged - are found in the state. They are health threats that can cause skin irritations and diseases like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 5, May 1995, p25-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ticks; Ticks as carriers of disease; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Lyme disease

Record #:

7979

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Lyme disease is moving slowly from the Northeast into North Carolina. Rocky Mountain spotted fever still produces more illnesses in the state than lyme at the moment. Ticks transmit the disease, but state disease specialists have not yet identified the primary transmitter. Available evidence points to Lone Star and black-legged ticks. Both are common in the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 6, June 1990, p31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ticks as carriers of disease; Lyme disease