Doctors warn about ticks ahead of peak season in Connecticut

NBC Connecticut – Friday, May 15, 2026
By Jayne Chacko

A beautiful weekend for Connecticut is coming up, but if you’re spending some time, watch out for ticks.

There are at least five tick species in the state, which means more pathogens and a wider spread, potentially increasing the risk of illness, according to experts at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

In a letter to families in the Avon school district, the superintendent warned about the high likelihood of a tick infestation, saying it’s a threat to human health.

“It’s definitely warm enough to find ticks out,” Dr. Eleanor Reid, an assistant professor in Yale’s Emergency Medicine department, said. “People do come in with ticks. It’s not uncommon. I think on average for the state of Connecticut, for every 100,000 visits, about 160 of them are for tick-related concerns.”

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