The info on the Dept of health website is definitely much improved. There is still some misinformation. Doctors who are researching Lyme disease believe that this window which was originally 48 hours and now on the website has at least shortened to 36 hours, is actually much shorter. They are believing that the transmission time can be a few hours, so do not be complacent about removing a tick and check at least every day.
The website also says there are two other diseases that deer ticks carry, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. The truth is there are many more, now even including encephalitis and Powassan virus, both of which can be fatal. That info should be on the website along with the other several pathogens that come with Lyme. 
Also we spray the perimeter of our yard and have always felt safe on our short clipped lawn which is sunny. But this year in going bare foot I found a nymph attached to my toe. This season for some reason there were many rabbits coming onto the lawn and in reading about that I discovered that rabbits carry and drop nymphs. So horror, now the lawn was not safe. I think people need to be aware of this in the Spring.
brennan  michaels
On Nov 8, 2013, at 9:17 PM, Bruce MacPherson wrote:

> The bad news is that the population of black-legged tick adults peaks in the fall. I brushed 6 ticks off my clothing last Friday (a warm day) after a walk through the LaPlatte River Marsh NA in Shelburne. Unfortunately (for me), I missed one that attached to my shoulder and had to be removed and escorted to the flush.
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> The good news is that most infections are transmitted by nymphs during the summer. Adult ticks are large enough that they can be recognized and removed within the 24-36 hour window after attachment and embedding before infection occurs. The nymphs are tiny and often go unrecognized before they have done their damage.
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> The VT Dept of Health has some very good information about Lyme disease prevention that every birder should read. The website can be found at healthvermont.gov then click on Lyme disease.
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> Bruce MacPherson
> South Burlington
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sue Wetmore <[log in to unmask]>
> To: VTBIRD <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Fri, Nov 8, 2013 7:29 pm
> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Ticks
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> Spray for clothing has been effect as a first defense against ticks. It is 
> available at our Blue Seal store or EMS store.
> Sue Wetmore 
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> On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Courtney Appleyard <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> They have been hideous where I am in Manchester too - my husband had 3 in a 
> week and I had one that had to have been on me for days…  quite disgusting and 
> unsettling!  Our doctor has given us refills on the doxycycline rescue dose!   
> Our dogs have Frontline but it's doing NOTHING!
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