Winning artwork from the “Protect. Check. Remove.” Lyme Disease Student Art Competition.
A student from Erie County Novalee Andrzejczak placed in second in the third and fourth graders category for the 2026 “Protect. Check. Remove.” Lyme Disease Student Art Competition.
This competition was held by the Pennsylvania Department of Health May 14.
More information about the competition can be found online here.
More information on ticks and Lyme Disease prevention can be found here:
According to officials with the Erie County Health Department, they are seeing one to two ticks being brought in each week for testing or examination, which is consistent with what they have seen in previous years.
Pennsylvania typically ranks in the top 10 in the country for Lyme disease cases. Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with antibiotics. However, if left untreated, the infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Ticks are found in urban and rural settings, usually in shrubs, weeds, leaf litter, and tall grasses, but they can be found anywhere there is foliage. So, taking the proper steps to reduce the risk of being bitten is important.