MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Lyme disease cases are on the rise in Wisconsin.
Dr. Greg DeMuri with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, says climate is driving up the number ticks.
“And when we don’t get those really, really deep freezes, that are below 20, the ticks can survive more,” said DeMuri. “But more importantly, their hosts can survive.”
He says you can decrease your chance of a Lyme infection when spending time outdoors.
“It looks a little nerdy, but if you put a rubber band at the at the base of your pant legs to keep the ticks from crawling up, that’s number one,” said DeMuri. “Number two, doing tick checks after you’re done.”
There are also a wide variety of tick repellants.
