Tick-borne Diseases – Prevention and Facts

Our State Department of Health and the Hunterdon County Health Department serve as great resources for NJ residents when it comes to anything affecting our health. Recently there have been updates on tick-borne diseases from both the state and our County Health Department that we wanted to share with you.

Please click on the links below:

http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/health.html

https://nj.gov/health/cd/topics/vectorborne.shtml

Also included is a fact sheet on a rare, tick-borne disease that was recently confirmed in Sussex County, called Powassan (POW).

https://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/documents/faq/powassan_faq.pdf

Last modified: April 3, 2022