Governor Proclaims Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month

Tick And Mosquito Awareness Month

2025

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, tick- and mosquito-transmitted diseases affect people across the United States and are significant health threats in North Carolina; and

Whereas, based on public health surveillance conducted by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, more than 800 cases of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases were reported among people in North Carolina last year; and

Whereas, the tick-borne diseases Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease, and the mosquito-borne diseases La Crosse encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, and eastern equine encephalitis were all reported in North Carolina and are preventable diseases; and

Whereas, North Carolina tracks cases of other mosquito-borne infections such as Zika, chikungunya, malaria and dengue – all associated with travel; and

Whereas, effective prevention against tick and mosquito-borne illness is achievable through scientifically informed, integrated pest management strategies and from individuals taking personal protective measures during seasons of high tick and mosquito activity; and

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim April 2025, as “Tick And Mosquito Awareness Month” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this first day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-fifth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.