Unless you're in downtown Boston standing in the middle of Commonwealth Ave., you should assume that there are ticks around you.” said Dr. Catherine Brown, Massachusetts state epidemiologist.
The blacklegged tick is most commonly associated with Lyme disease, followed by anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Borrelia Miyamotoi, and Powassan virus.
“I don't think that the severity of any of these cases has changed over time, but certainly the frequency has changed over time,” said Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases.
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