Tick bites surge in N.J. New plans aim to combat them
New Jersey has a tick problem.
The state has recorded 1,095 tick-related emergency room visits this year, according to Department of Health data. It is on pace to see the most tick-related ER visits in at least four years after just 1,312 were reported in all of 2022.
It’s one of the worst periods for ticks in the state and across the nation, experts say, and Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are rampant.
