Tiny Tick, BIG Trouble
June 15, 2010
Orleans Town Hall
Orleans, MA
Lyme Disease on Cape Cod
A comprehensive forum was held on Lyme Disease and other Tick-borne illnesses affecting Cape Cod, focusing on prevention and detection for humans and their pets.
Panelists for this forum were:
- Brenda Boleyn — Lyme Disease Task Force
- Robert Canning — Orleans Health Agent
- S. Gay Freeman, MD — Crossroads Medical
- Robert Labdon, DVM — Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod
- David Simser, BCE — Entomologist, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
George Heufelder — Director, Barnstable County Dept. of Health & Environment, was the Moderator of the panel.
Ticks and Lyme Disease Video
Watch the complete forum in the video below, and then scroll down a little more for a set of resources and links.
Tick Threat & Commentary
- TAKE A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT SERIOUSLY
- Tick Commentary 2013 on Tick-borne diseases
Lyme Disease Resources
Tick-borne Disease Descriptions
- Lyme, Anaplasmosis (ehrlichiosis), Bartonella, Babesiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi,
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (VERY rare on the Cape)
MA Commission on Lyme Disease
- Commission: Lyme disease in Massachusetts bigger problem than reported cases indicate
By State House News Service on February 28, 2013
Newest Tick Threat
- Lyme disease factions fall out
By Cynthia Mccormick and reprinted from the Cape Cod Times (Feb. 1, 2013) - Tick repellent not easy to find
Cynthia Mccormick has this Cape Cod Times report (September 15, 2012) - ‘Scary’ number of ticks found on the Cape
Cynthia Mccormick has this report for the Cape Cod Times (September 10, 2012) - Multiple symultaneous infections from two or more of the diseases.
This video is from WCVB Newscenter 5, 6/14/12 (the report starts following a very short commercial)
Lyme Awareness
- Lyme disease season upon us on Cape
By Cynthia Mccormick and reprinted from the Cape Cod Times (May 27, 2013) - Heading outside to tick country? Here’s how to be prepared
By Cynthia Mccormick and reprinted from the Cape Cod Times (May 5, 2013) - Lyme Awareness of Cape Cod (LACC) is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit, all volunteer organization
- Living with Lyme – A WBUR Series
Pets and Ticks
- Keep Pets Safe From Lyme Disease
- Lyme Disease in Dogs – MSPCA Angell, Boston MA
- Stop ticks from dogging – or even killing – your pet
The Ruff Report: Dogs and Health, reprinted from the Cape Codder, (May 11, 2013) - Despite pet deaths, flea, tick items use called a must
The Ruff Report: Dogs and Health, reprinted from the Cape Codder, (May 5, 2013) - Get pets ready for invasion of blood-sucking insects
The Ruff Report: Dogs and Health, reprinted from the Cape Codder, (April 20, 2013)
Additional Tick-borne Information and Sources
- Babesiosis cases double on Cape
Cynthia Mccormick has this report in the Cape Cod Times (July 8, 2012) - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tick Management Handbook (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)
- American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
- Lab tests
- Arm your legs against ticks
A Cape Cod Times CapeCast video, June 13, 2012 - Lyme disease treatment faces scrutiny
Cynthia Mccormick has this report in the Cape Cod Times (June 25, 2012) - What makes ticks tick?
YaleNews, March 6, 2012