For The Intelligencer
Photo by Carri Graham
Harrison County Health Department Administrator Garen Rhome, left, speaks about Lyme disease during Wednesdayâs county commission meeting as Commissioner Paul Coffland listens.
Harrison County has had the most Lyme disease cases per capita in the entire state of Ohio from 2010 through 2019, according to health officials.
Garen Rhome, administrator of the Harrison County Health Department, said the county is a “hotspot” for the black-legged deer tick, which carries the bacteria that causes Lyme disease an infection transmitted to humans and pets through the bite of an infected tick.
The Harrison County Health Department urges residents to be aware of ticks this spring and summer as Lyme disease cases continue to increase year after year.
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