According to the Winona Daily News the first death in Minnesota was recorded on Wednesday June 28, 2011. The Winona Daily News goes on to tell the history of the virus, where it has occurred and how it is spread.
It is spread by deer ticks in this area. Scientific name is Ixodes Scapularis. While this article contains good information, it leaves out one important thing. What a deer tick looks like and also what a deer tick looks like compared to a wood tick.
I hate ticks and I have found only one way to avoid them and that is stay indoors. That is not going to happen. Winter is long and outside is where I am going to be. So do the normal stuff, wear the right clothes, wear deet and eat garlic and don't freak out if you can help it when you find a tick. Below are a couple of pictures of deer ticks and wood ticks.
Wood Tick, Dermacentor Andersoni
Deer Tick, Ixodes Scapularis
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