Warmer winter temperatures make tick bites more likely and raise the risks for tick-borne diseases, but many clinicians don’t know the clinical signs or have outdated notions about Lyme and other diseases, due in part to a lack of data. In Indiana, researchers at Purdue and Indiana universities and the University of Notre Dame are tracking ticks and tick-borne diseases, but most clinicians get information on emerging risks from public health agencies, so the Indiana Department of Health is reviewing the data and may issue guidance.
