Governor Stein Proclaims Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month

Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month

2026

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 North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health, more than 1,000 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 and West Nile 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, climate change is shifting the habitat range for ticks, mosquitos, and other insects, bringing the risks of tick- and mosquito-transmitted diseases to new places;

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

Whereas, it is important for North Carolina residents and health care providers to learn more about the threat, medical implications, and prevention of these diseases;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim May 2026 as “Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all residents.

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 twenty-seventh day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-sixth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.