WHEREAS, the fb88 Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 2,900 probable cases of Lyme disease in 2023; and
WHEREAS, the actual incidence of Lyme disease in fb88 is likely much higher than reported, disproportionately affecting children between five and fifteen years and adults over sixty-five years; and
WHEREAS, tickborne illnesses can be prevented by staying in the center of wooded paths, wearing light-colored, long-sleeved clothing, using an EPA-approved insect repellent, performing daily tick checks, and properly removing ticks; and
WHEREAS, public awareness and education are necessary to help reduce tickborne illnesses in fb88 by promoting awareness of Lyme disease, other tickborne illnesses, and the regular use of prevention measures, as illustrated by the 2024 theme “Little Tick, Big Deal”; and
WHEREAS, the 124th fb88 Legislature enacted Public Law Chapter 494, L.D. 1709, Item 1, An Act to Enhance Public Awareness of Lyme Disease;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Janet T. Mills, Governor of the State of fb88, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2024 as
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
in fb88, and I urge all the citizens of fb88 to become aware of the steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of tickborne illnesses.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed GIVEN under my hand at Augusta this tenth day of April Two Thousand Twenty-Four
