“There has been an increase in tick populations over decades, but in the last 10 years, they have really exploded. And it is not just more ticks, it is more ticks in more places.”

“There has been an increase in tick populations over decades, but in the last 10 years, they have really exploded. And it is not just more ticks, it is more ticks in more places.”

"During the eight-week period, each Beagle attracted an average of 100 ticks and every dog developed antibodies to ehrlichia and rickettsia. (The researchers didn’t allow the dogs to become ill.) According to Dr. Little, these results indicate that risk of a tick-borne infection is 100 percent."

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/06/14/tick-borne-illness.aspx