TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Brown and Supervisor McCowen
MEETING DATE: May 16, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Brown
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor McCowen
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing May 2017 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Mendocino County (Sponsors: Supervisors Brown and McCowen)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Proclamation recognizing May 2017 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Mendocino County; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board of Supervisors routinely adopts proclamations recognizing special events and meritorious achievements.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
During the month of May Lyme disease awareness month is observed to raise public awareness of the disease. Lyme disease is a potentially serious bacterial infection spread by certain black-legged ticks and is a significant public health problem in Mendocino County, having been detected in up to a third of rural residents in some communities. In Mendocino County an average of 7% are infected with the spirochete that causes Lyme disease. The risk of contracting a tick-borne disease is present year-round in California, and nymphal ticks, which are the size of a poppy seed, are most likely to cause Lyme disease in humans, are almost impossible to see, and their bite is painless. Only 25-30% of patients with Lyme disease remember a tick bite.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION/MOTION:
Do not adopt Proclamation.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
SOURCE OF FUNDING: N/A
BUDGETED IN CURRENT F/Y: N/A
CURRENT F/Y COST: N/A
ANNUAL RECURRING COST: N/A
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: ALL
VOTE REQUIREMENT: MAJORITY
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: N/A
CEO LIAISON: Janelle Rau, Deputy CEO
CEO REVIEW: Yes
COMMENTS:
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