NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Emergency room visits for tick bites have spiked in the U.S. this summer, with the Tri-State area especially vulnerable, according to health data.
July has seen the highest number of tick-related ER visits since 2017 across the country, according to a dashboard from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the number of visits shows the typical annual trend of tick-related visits peaking in May and then dropping in June, levels remain at their highest level going back at least eight years—at just under 100 tick-related visits per 100,000 ER visits.
People in the Tri-State face a significant risk of tick bites, according to the Fordham Tick Index. The index estimates the risk of a tick bite in Southern New York, Connecticut and northern New Jersey is a 9 out of 10, indicating “high risk.”…