Community Corner
Let's Talk about Ticks
LET’S TALK ABOUT TICKS
ONE BITE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Join the Middlesex Tick Task Force(comprised of multiple area Board of Health's) to learn more about:
TICK-BORNE DISEASE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
Dr. Alfred DeMaria, MDPH State Epidemiologist
Is Lyme disease an epidemic in our area?
Find out what's happening in Actonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Emerging diseases—Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis
These diseases are preventable—learn how to protect yourself
Find out what's happening in Actonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
LANDSCAPING IDEAS TO REDUCE TICK EXPOSURE
IN YOUR YARD
Kurt Upham, President, ohDeer Inc.
Safe Solutions for Deer, Tick and Mosquito Control
NEW TICK TESTING PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS
Dr. Stephen Rich, UMass Laboratory of Medical Zoology
Have you been bitten by a tick? Depending on your town, you can submit the tick for FREE or low cost testing to see if it carries the pathogens that cause Lyme disease,
Babesiosis, and Anaplasmosis
April 30, 2014 7-9 p.m.
Lincoln Schools Auditorium
Ballfield Rd, Lincoln
For more information, please contact
the Acton Health Department at 978-929-6632 or
Lincoln Public Health Nurse Maureen Richichi at 781-259-9407