CO’s Governor Polis Proclamation for May 2022: Lyme & TBD Awareness Month!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, proclaims Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases/Conditions Awareness Month for the month of May, 2022! In this continuing era of COVID-19, prevention and recognition of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases/conditions is even more critical. As the distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases continues to increase at a national level…so must awareness! Though Colorado is considered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment(CDPHE) as a “low or no incidence” state for several TBDs, we are unfortunately home to a growing number of people and pets that have been infected by Lyme and/or other tick-borne diseases and conditions. Patients have been infected with tick-borne pathogens from here in Colorado, as well as through exposures during travel throughout the United...