Don't get 'ticked' off this summer
NEW ULM — Don’t let ticks get the best of you this year. That was the advice of Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand in her public health update to Brown County Commissioners Tuesday. Ticks are having a year with emergency department visits from tick bites at about 71 per 100,000 people a week across the country, more than double the typical rate this time of year, according to Brand who cited epidemiologist Dr. Katelyn Jetelina. Ticks aren’t a problem in this area yet but likely will be soon. A bad tick season usually follows a mild winter but, Jetelina urged the ...
