Ticks can transmit up to 14 diseases to humans. Image: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr.
Health officials say they’re treating a Michigan resident for Lyme disease. They believe it’s the first case to originate from ticks in the county and not from travel out west or elsewhere.
To tell us more, Current State speaks with Michigan State University entomologist Howard Russell.
This story first appeared on WKAR’s Current State and is republished here with permission.