We’ll also use your tick to study the tick microbiome and how that influences a tick’s ability to carry disease. However, we won’t be able to tell you if your tick was carrying a disease. If you have been bitten by a tick, monitor yourself for rash, fever, new muscle and joint pain, and new fatigue for 30 days. If any of these symptoms occur, contact your healthcare provider immediately. Consider contacting a healthcare provider right away to see if a single dose of antibiotics may be appropriate to help prevent disease.

Got more questions?

Email us at tics@marshfieldclinic.org, call at 1-715-389-7796 (extension 16462), and be sure to check out these other tick and tickborne disease resources in our area:

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services Tick ID Service
• The Tick App
• Michigan Tech’s Tick Talk Monitoring

Tick Citizen Science