San Mateo County: Lyme Disease Surveillance 2006

Entomology Report February 2006, San Mateo County Mosquito Abatement District

Tick surveys have yielded total of 1,091 western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus) thus far this season. Parks with the highest density of I. pacificus adults per mile included San Pedro Valley, Edgewood, and Huddart County Parks, and municipal parks at Water Dog Lake in Belmont and Big Canyon Park in San Carlos. The prevalence of infection county-wide remains at 3%.

Park                           Ticks/Mile
San Pedro Valley County Park       83
Water Dog Lake Park                20
Big Canyon Park                    74
Edgewood County Park               53
Huddart County Park                23

Previous related entries:

San Mateo County: Lyme Disease Surveillance 2006, January 2006
San Mateo County: Lyme Disease Surveillance, November/December 2005
San Mateo County: Lyme Disease Surveillance, October 2005
San Mateo County: Lyme Disease Surveillance, January 2005