News release
Tick Season is Underway: Protect Yourself, Your Loved Ones, and Pets with a Tick Kit
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY — Ticks are most active in Wisconsin from May to November. Nearly all illnesses spread by ticks in Wisconsin are caused by the deer (black-legged) tick.
It’s important to take steps to prevent illness spread by ticks. Use personal protection, like insect repellant. Remove ticks as soon as possible, and get rid of ticks in your yard.
To protect yourself, your loved ones, and pets, Outagamie County Public Health is offering tick kits for free.
Included in the kits: two insect repellent towelettes, one alcohol prep pad, one bandage, tweezers, a plastic bag to collect the tick, a tick safety guide, and information on where to check for ticks on your body.
The OCPH tick kits are available while supplies last.
If you would like a tick kit, you may pick one up from Outagamie County Public Health. Their office is on the third level of the Outagamie County building located on 320 South Walnut Street in Appleton.
Their regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
For more information on tickborne diseases risk in Wisconsin visit www.outagamie.org/publichealth or the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/tick/wisconsin.htm
