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Vanderbilt Health physicians treating more patients with tick bites this year

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The “lone star” tick. Ticks are found throughout the Southeast and south-central states. (courtesy of the CDC)



Mirroring the national trend of rising emergency department (ED) visits due to tick bites, physicians with Vanderbilt Health are seeing the same and are treating an increasing number of patients with tick bites each month as temperatures continue to rise across Middle Tennessee and more people spend time outdoors.



Perhaps attributable to changing weather patterns and r

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