Washington health department wants your ticks to assess population [View all]
The Washington State Department of Health is asking people to send in any ticks they find on themselves or on their pets to help assess the region's tick population and risk for diseases borne by the parasites.
Carefully remove the tick and put it in a container with a few blades of grass. Send a Tick Identification Submission Form with the container to the state Department of Health. They will tell you the species of the tick after they identify it.
Tips for removing a tick
Use fine-tipped tweezers
Grab the tick as close to the skin as possible
Pull the tick off with even pressure to make sure all of it is taken out
Write down the the day you found the tick in case any symptoms develop
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/washington-health-department-wants-your-ticks-to-assess-population/ar-AAB2sbU
I've never had ticks nor have I had a pet who had them thank God.
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