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of Georgia Tick Testing The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, is continuing its study of ticks in the state, and asking people to send ticks in for study. The Tick Attach study, which is working to increase understanding of tick-borne disease, is being conducted in cooperation with the University of Georgia and the Georgia Poison Center, and continues through April 2006. Residents who find an attached tick are asked to call the Georgia Poison Center (404-616-9000 or 800-222-1222) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for information about tick removal, identification, and testing. The Georgia Poison Center will provide information about how to mail the tick to get it tested when you call. The University of Georgia will test the tick for the bacteria that cause tick-borne diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), and tularemia, depending on the species of tick. An expert in tick illness from the Georgia Division of Public Health will call you to ask you some questions about exposures to tick habitats and find out if you developed symptoms of tick-borne illness. You will get the results of the tick testing when it is done. Link: http://health.state.ga.us/epi/vbd/tick.asp |
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