Summer allows more time for kids to enjoy outdoor activities. When kids are covered with bug bites after being outside, parents may start to worry about disease spread by ticks, such as Lyme disease, or by mosquitoes, such as West Nile virus. Luckily, you can take simple steps to prevent bites & diseases spread by bugs. Use an effective Insect Repellent Looking through the many insect repellents in the grocery store can be overwhelming and may leave you wondering which ones are the best. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend a variety of effective products, as listed in the wallet card below—sized to cut & keep in your wallet. As hard as it may be to think about, any single bug bite has the potential to bring illness, so it’s worth taking a moment for prevention. Make your backyard a tick-safe zone While you may think that ticks only live in the woods, ticks can also lurk in backyards. Here are some simple landscaping techniques that can help reduce tick populations: Remove leaf litter. Clear tall grasses and brush around homes and at the edge of lawns. Place a 3-ft wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas to restrict tick migration into recreational areas. Mow the lawn frequently. Stack wood neatly and in a dry area (discourages rodents). Keep playground equipment, decks, and patios away from yard edges and trees. Discourage animals (such as deer, raccoons, and stray dogs) from entering your yard by putting up fences. Remove old furniture, mattresses, or trash from the yard that may give ticks a place to hide. Check for Ticks ✔ Ticks can ride in on parents, kids, and even the family pet. Check clothing and pets as soon as you get inside! ✔ Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming indoors (preferably within two hours) ✔ Tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks on dry clothing after you come indoors For more information on ticks and mosquitoes, visit: www.cdc.gov. January / February 2014 IN THIS ISSUE Protect your family from bug bites Protect your family from bug bites….…..……. 1 It’s Hurricane Season……….…..…………..…… 2 Bats & Rabies…………………….…………......… 3 Food Safety at Fairs & Festivals..………………. 4 National Immunization Awareness Month….. 5 Events and Resources…………………………... 6 Don’t let mosquitoes & ticks bug you this summer Volume 4, Issue 4 July/August 2017 Paul Masaba, MD, MPH & TM Director of Health/Health Officer SCDOH in Action! SCDOH’s Fight the Bite! Fight the Bite! program provides residents with tools and resources that can help them to protect themselves and families from mosquito bites. For more information on the Fight the Bite! Fight the Bite! program, visit our website at: www.co.somerset.nj.us/health
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Summer allows more time for kids to enjoy
outdoor activities. When kids are covered with
bug bites after being outside, parents may start to
worry about disease spread by ticks, such as Lyme
disease, or by mosquitoes, such as West Nile virus.
Luckily, you can take simple steps to prevent bites
& diseases spread by bugs.
Use an effective Insect Repellent
Looking through the many insect repellents in the
grocery store can be overwhelming and may
leave you wondering which ones are the best. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
recommend a variety of effective products, as
listed in the wallet card below—sized to cut & keep
in your wallet.
As hard as it may be to think about, any single bug
bite has the potential to bring illness, so it’s worth
taking a moment for prevention.
Make your backyard a tick-safe zone While you may think that ticks only live in the
woods, ticks can also lurk in backyards. Here are
some simple landscaping techniques that can help
reduce tick populations:
Remove leaf litter.
Clear tall grasses and brush around homes and
at the edge of lawns.
Place a 3-ft wide barrier of wood chips or
gravel between lawns and wooded areas to
restrict tick migration into recreational areas.
Mow the lawn frequently.
Stack wood neatly and in a dry area
(discourages rodents).
Keep playground equipment, decks, and
patios away from yard edges and trees.
Discourage animals (such as deer, raccoons,
and stray dogs) from entering your yard by
putting up fences.
Remove old furniture, mattresses, or trash from
the yard that may give ticks a place to hide.
Check for Ticks ✔ Ticks can ride in on parents, kids, and even the
family pet. Check clothing and pets as soon as
you get inside!
✔ Bathe or shower as soon as possible after
coming indoors (preferably within two hours)
✔ Tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for
10 minutes to kill ticks on dry clothing after you
come indoors
For more information on ticks and mosquitoes, visit:
www.cdc.gov.
January / February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
Protect your family from bug bitesProtect your family from bug bites….…..……. 1
It’s Hurricane Season……….…..…………..…… 2
Bats & Rabies…………………….…………......… 3
Food Safety at Fairs & Festivals..………………. 4
National Immunization Awareness Month….. 5
Events and Resources…………………………... 6
Don’t let mosquitoes & ticks bug you this summer
Volume 4, Issue 4
July/August 2017
Paul Masaba, MD, MPH & TM
Director of Health/Health Officer
SCDOH in Action!
SCDOH’s Fight the Bite! Fight the Bite! program provides
residents with tools and resources that can help them to
protect themselves and families from mosquito bites.
For more information on the Fight the Bite! Fight the Bite! program, visit