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Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips
![David Zalubowski Researcher Erik Foster talks in his laboratory about ticks during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/39f1a1d63cf44d17945da1ae132cb3b6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Researcher Erik Foster talks in his laboratory about ticks during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![David Zalubowski A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in the laboratory of researcher Erik Foster during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/12ac4ba181f341febd429a0003be7af3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in the laboratory of researcher Erik Foster during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![David Zalubowski Researcher Erik Foster talks in his laboratory about ticks during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/119ab619c15b49ee8c0f57f7289a2df1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Researcher Erik Foster talks in his laboratory about ticks during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![David Zalubowski Researcher Erik Foster uses a microscope to examine a tick in his laboratory during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6c8f222cdb4e465e89848b36102ef38a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Researcher Erik Foster uses a microscope to examine a tick in his laboratory during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![David Zalubowski Researcher Erik Foster talks in his laboratory about ticks during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/220aa84ab94f47449dd77bb482d165a8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Researcher Erik Foster talks in his laboratory about ticks during a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![James Gathany FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. (CDC via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f1993d1e179d41d1bf3efc0e9fd7e70a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. (CDC via AP, File)