DHS Publishes New Wisconsin Tick Bite Tracker and Tick Data
This message is being sent to local public health officers, Tribal health directors, local public health department staff, local health department nurses, and infection preventionists.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has published new Wisconsin Tick Bite Tracker data visualizations showing tick bite data statewide and by public health region on the Ticks in Wisconsin: What You Need to Know webpage.
 DHS monitors emergency department (ED) data for people seeking medical care for tick bite-related concerns throughout Wisconsin. Looking at trends in tick bite-related ED visits helps people see when they are likely to be at higher risk for tick bites. The interactive tick bite data includes current and past statewide and regional trends in tick bite-related ED visits. The data will be updated weekly during the tick season and less frequently during the winter months.
The new data visualizations will allow clinicians, local and Tribal health departments, health care providers, and the public to easily access tick bite information on the DHS website. The webpage also includes information about ticks and the DHS Tick Identification Survey. DHS offers additional information on steps to prevent tick bites and "fight the bite" during tick season.
Please encourage the public, public health practitioners, and clinicians to use the new data visualizations.
Contact
Please contact the DHS Bureau of Communicable Diseases at DHSDPHBCD@dhs.wisconsin.gov with any questions about the new tick data visualizations.
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