Ticks, Mosquitos and Disease: What Calhoun County Residents Should Know

Ticks, Mosquitos and Disease: What Calhoun County Residents Should Know
Ticks, Mosquitos and Disease: What Calhoun County Residents Should Know

In the warm weather months, risks of disease spread by mosquitos and ticks have the greatest impact. Those can include Lyme Disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus.

In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, Calhoun County Public Health Department experts Eric Pessell and Stephanie Hanchett discuss how monitoring for these insects is done locally, as well as precautions every resident should know.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Public Health Department

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