May is Tick and Lyme Disease Awareness Month and Cattaraugus County is warning residents to be on the lookout for ticks.
Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin Watkins noted that tick activity is increasing as the weather gets warmer and reviewing the diseases tracked in 2024, Lyme disease was among the most common, with 159 cases recorded in the health department’s annual report.
More than 2/3 of the ticks tested from Olean’s Gargoyle Park were carrying Lyme disease the majority of adult ticks at Pfeiffer Nature Center, Allegany State Park and other popular sites in the county also carry the disease and other pathogens.
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