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GRASP TICK'S <br />MOUTHPARTS <br />WITH TWEEZERS <br />GENTLY <br />PULL TICK <br />STRAIGHT <br />OUT <br />Photo credit: CDC <br />SERVICES PROVIDED <br />for San Joaquin County Residents (cities and rural areas) <br />Mosquitoes <br />Inspection <br />& Control <br />Ticks <br />Inspection, Identification <br />& Education <br />Mosquitofish <br />For Residential <br />& Agricultural Sites <br />Public Education <br />Literature, Presentations, <br />Website, News & Spray Alerts Covet photo by JaMES Gathany ABOUT <br />TICKS <br />AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES <br />SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />MOSQUITO <br />& VECTOR <br />CONTROL DISTRICT <br />Prowled Tiro* Preveslir <br />www.sjmosquito.org <br />PERSONAL PROTECTION <br />The best protection from ticks is to avoid <br />coming into contact with them, so if possible <br />avoid wooded and bushy areas with high <br />grass and leaf litter. Be aware of your <br />surroundings. Take these precautions: <br />Stay in the middle of groomed trails and <br />avoid the grass at the trail's edge. <br />Wear long pants and long sleeves. <br />Use tick repellent that contains 20% to <br />30% DEFT, according to label instructions. <br />Wear light colored clothing to easily see <br />ticks on you. <br />Tuck pants into socks and shirt into pants. <br />Use tick repellents that contain DEET, <br />according to label. <br />Check yourself often in known tick areas <br />and do a full body tick check upon return <br />from a tick infested area. Check all family <br />members and pets. Check around ears, <br />hair, waistline, under arms and other warm <br />areas ticks prefer to bite. <br />Bathe or shower within 2 hours after <br />coming indoors from a tick infested area. <br />Examine gear and clothing for ticks. <br />Tumble dry clothes in high heat for one <br />hour to kill any ticks. <br />PROPER REMOVAL <br />Using tweezers, grasp the tick's <br />mouthparts as close to the skin as <br />possible. <br />Gently pull the tick straight out with <br />steady pressure. <br />DO NOT twist or jerk the tick, or try to <br />remove by burning or applying Vaseline, <br />kerosene or other substances. <br />Mouth parts may need medical <br />assistance to be removed. <br />Apply an antiseptic to the bite area after <br />removing the tick. <br />Wash your hands with soap and water. <br />Save the tick for identification. Contact <br />your local Vector Control District for tick <br />identification. <br />San Joaquin County Mosquito <br />& Vector Control District <br />Protection Through Prevention since 1945 <br />San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector <br />Control District is an independent special district <br />governed by a board of trustees. <br />The District covers over 1,400 square miles <br />including seven cities and all unincorporated <br />areas. District operations are based on a concept <br />that utilizes several different approaches to <br />vector control. The District uses state-of-the- <br />art, environmentally sound techniques as a <br />sustainable approach to managing public health <br />pests and vectors, by combining biological, <br />chemical, legal, natural and physical control tactics <br />in a way that minimizes economic, health and <br />environmental risks. <br />San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector <br />Control District continues to protect public <br />health through preventive techniques, as well as <br />providing surveillance for potentially new invasive <br />mosquitoes and exotic diseases they may carry. <br /> <br />Visit our website for <br />more information <br /> <br />sari JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />MOSQUITO <br />& VECTOR <br />CONTROL DISTRICT <br />New* <br /> <br />209.982.4675 <br />1.800.300.4675 <br />7759 S. Airport Way <br />Stockton, CA 95206 <br />District Hours <br />Monday-Friday <br />7a.m. to 3:30p.m. <br />www.sjmosquito.org <br />