FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, a carrier of Lyme disease. Preliminary indicators show Lyme disease abating during the summer of 2018 in New England, and public health authorities said they are finding fewer ticks in the environment. (CDC via AP, File)

MENDOCINO CO., 5/20/25 – May is Lyme Disease Month, and Mendocino County Public Health wants residents and workers to be aware of the disease and how it is spread through tick bites. 

Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. It’s transmitted to humans when an infected deer tick bites a human. 

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