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CDC and DEET Education Program Announce "Fight the Bite" Poster Contest

Students from 23 States and Puerto Rico Win “Fight the Bite” Poster Contest Sponsored by CDC and DEET Education Program, Contest Raises Awareness about Preventing Mosquito and Tick Bites

Ixodes Scapularis ticks can carry Lyme disease

This year students from 23 states and Puerto Rico have won awards in the “Fight the Bite” poster contest, co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the DEET Education Program. Begun in 2007, the contest invites fifth- and sixth-graders to create educational posters encouraging children and adults to protect themselves against mosquito and tick bites and the diseases they can cause.

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