South Dakota Area Health Education Center

Posts for 2021

Feasting on Rural America: The Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases

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From The Rural Monitor
May 17, 2017
by Jenn Lukens

Part parasite and part predator, the tick has become one of the nation's most harmful bugs. Overgrown, humid areas are prime real estate for these critters, making rural America more susceptible to their growing numbers and the diseases they carry.

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New SD Department of Health Page: Preventing Illness Associated with Animal Contact

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Take a look at the new webpage of resources designed to help people minimize the chance of illness associated with animals in public settings such as petting zoos and fairs!  Preventing Illness Associated with Animal Contact shows tips, downloadable posters, data, and resources that anyone can use.  These resources have been made available through the South Dakota Department of Health.

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POSTPONED – One Health SD Seminar: Pain Management in Animals & People

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We have made the decision to postpone the One Health meeting scheduled for March 13 in Sioux Falls.  Besides some of the feelings surrounding public gatherings in the current COVID-19 environment, our partners at the SD Department of Health are focusing their efforts on the response.

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