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The Department of Health can also receive online tick encounter reports and identify ticks if they are sent in, though ticks are not tested for the presence of pathogens.

“Also this spring, we will look to leverage the public’s help in submitting ticks for identification,” Cozart wrote in an email. “More information will be provided about this ...

He said it's important for people to get familiar with lone star ticks and be able to identify both types of ticks. (People can submit pictures of ticks they spot to TickSpotter.) Both ticks ...