Ticks In Washington State Map

Generally lyme disease is uncommon in the pacific northwest. The ticks then attach with barb like mouth parts and begin sucking blood.

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Ticks can spread lyme disease tularemia and rocky mountain spotted fever.

Ticks in washington state map. Due to the fact that the cdcs data only represents confirmed cases the actual quantity of lyme disease cases may be far greater. The biggest danger to a tick bite is the possibility of contracted lyme disease. Juvenile ticks known as nymphs come out later in the season.

Of the many different tick species found throughout the world only a select few bite and transmit disease to people. The first sign of lyme disease is usually an expanding circular rash which starts at the site of the tick bitethis rash called erythema migrans occurs in most lyme disease patients. These maps show the general distribution of human biting ticks in the contiguous united states.

These ticks are found throughout the state and prefer woodland areas medium height grasses and shrubs between wetlands and woods and sunny or open areas along the edge of woods. Ticks that can transmit tularemia in washington are the american dog tick dermacentor variabilis and the rocky mountain wood tick d. The tick grabs hold and immediately starts looking for a place to attach usually traveling upward.

Washington state department of health entomologist dr. Liz dykstra said its normal for adult ticks to appear between january and may each year. Though it identified approximate locations of the types of ticks found an analysis of ticks for diseases was never done.

Learn how to avoid ticks and get rid of them the right way. After 1 to 2 days of feeding the ticks drop off molt and move to the next life stage. East of the cascades ticks can transmit rocky.

A study of tick distribution was done in 1990. Of the ticks that bite people different species of ticks transmit different diseases. James gathany cdc and anna perez cdc.

In the united states lyme disease is common in the northeastern states atlantic coastal states and the upper midwest. We estimate a total of 2600 true cases of lyme disease in washington. Infections occur most often in late spring and summer when ticks are most prevalent.

Lyme and tick borne disease information for washington state is of poor quality. Images of ticks that can be found in washington state. Often but not always the rash has a bulls eye appearance.

In washington state it occurs primarily in the western half of the state. In washington the western black legged tick ixodes pacificus is the one known to spread lyme disease but it sticks to the west side of the state. With a bit of awareness preparation and vigilance hiking in washingtons tick country can be incredibly awarding and enjoyable.

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