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Lyme Disease Worsening in NJ
In Monmouth County, cases of tick-borne disease have increased by more than 200 percent since 2007.
A tick once known to be nonexistent in the United States, and responsible for spreading disease in other parts of the world, has been spotted in multiple New Jersey counties since mid-2017.
WITH WEST NILE VIRUS CASES AT RECORD LEVEL AND PERSISTENT WARMTH
AND RAIN, STATE URGES RESIDENTS TO REDUCE MOSQUITO RISKS
TRENTON – With reports of West Nile virus illnesses in people at a record level and persistent warm and rainy weather, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Department of Health are urging property owners to take steps to reduce mosquito populations and to protect themselves against the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.
Diseases brought by mosquitoes, ticks have more than doubled since 2004
Cases of vector-borne disease have more than doubled in the United States since 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported, with mosquitoes and ticks bearing most of the blame.
Mosquitoes, long spreaders of malaria and yellow fever, have more recently spread dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses, and caused epidemic outbreaks, mainly in U.S. territories. The insects are also largely responsible for making West Nile virus endemic in the continental U.S.
