Health officials sound alarm as tick-borne disease cases surge: 'You're talking about getting one a day'

Health officials sound alarm as tick-borne disease cases surge: 'You're talking about getting one a day'

One Wisconsin county is reporting a spike in anaplasmosis, a disease spread by tick bites. What's happening? Wisconsin is a leading state for Lyme disease cases, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. But another tick-borne disease is becoming more common in the state: anaplasmosis. Door County, Wisconsin, has seen a recent spike in this illness, with eight cases reported over the Fourth of July weekend alone. Seven of these c…