As spring approached, Michigan began seeing a sharp rise in ticks and tick-borne illnesses, WZZM 13 reported.
What’s happening?
Dr. Andrew Jameson, an infectious disease physician at Trinity Health Medical Group, highlighted the rapid increase in Lyme disease cases.
“We’re going from 10, 11, 12 cases to hundreds of cases a year now,” he said, per WZZM 13.
In Kent County, Michigan, the number of Lyme disease cases has increased from about 11 a year between 2016 and 2020 to a staggering 216 cases in 2025, based on data collected through September alone…