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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








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