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Ticks, Mosquitoes & Our Health Webinars
Let us answer all of your questions about ticks and mosquitoes!
Have you ever wondered how long a tick lives? Or how the diseases that ticks spread are diagnosed? Or maybe you just want to know how to avoid tick and mosquito bites?
Last March, the Minnesota Department of Health offered a series of webinars that focused on ticks, mosquitoes, and our health. Each of the webinars covered similar information yet focused on answering questions that each particular type of audience may have. Attendees learned more about which types of ticks and mosquitoes live here in Minnesota, the health risks associated with them, and how to better enjoy the great outdoors by keeping ticks and mosquitoes away.
Don’t worry if you missed the live webinar - simply check out the archived webinar recordings below.
Ticks, Mosquitoes, and our Health Webinar For Local Public Health Agencies and Tribes Flyer (PDF)
Objectives
- Which vectors and vectorborne diseases are endemic in Minnesota
- How vectorborne disease surveillance functions in Minnesota and learn how Local and Tribal Health can assist with these efforts
- MDH vectorborne disease prevention key messages and learn about the wide variety of prevention resources and products available through MDH
- Goals and objectives of the Vector Program at the Bemidji Area Indian Health Service (IHS) and hear about their goals for future work
An active learning worksheet for this webinar is available in completed and fillable formats: Ticks, Mosquitoes, & Our Health: LPH/TPH: Completed (PDF) | Ticks, Mosquitoes, & Our Health: LPH/TPH: Fillable (PDF)
An archived recording of Ticks, Mosquitoes & Our Health: Local Public Health & Tribes is available for viewing.
Objectives
- Tick and mosquito species of public health concern in Minnesota
- How ticks and mosquitoes of concern may spread diseases and what diseases they can spread in Minnesota
- How to protect yourself, your employees, and your park visitors from ticks and mosquitoes
An active learning worksheet for this webinar is available in completed and fillable formats: Ticks, Mosquitoes, and our Health: Land Managers, Outdoor Workers, and Enthusiasts: Completed (PDF) | Ticks, Mosquitoes, and our Health: Land Managers, Outdoor Workers, and Enthusiasts: Fillable (PDF)
An archived recording of Ticks, Mosquitoes & Our Health: Land Managers & Outdoor Enthusiasts is available for viewing.
Ticks, Mosquitoes, and our Health Webinar For Veterinarians Flyer (PDF)
Objectives
- Vectors and vectorborne diseases endemic to Minnesota
- When and where disease risk is highest in Minnesota
- Clinical signs, diagnostics, and treatment for humans and animals
- Reporting vectorborne diseases to the Board of Animal Health
The webinar has been approved for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to receive one Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine continuing education credit.
- An active learning worksheet for this webinar is available: Ticks, Mosquitoes, and our Health Webinar For Veterinarians Worksheet (PDF)
- An archived recording of Ticks, Mosquitoes & Our Health: Veterinarians and Vet Techs is available for viewing. Follow the instructions at the conclusion of the survey for continuing education credits.