By Julia Sandor

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LAYTON, Utah ( KSTU ) — Tick season is here.

However, many Utahns don’t give ticks a second thought.

Kacy Nowack, an epidemiologist with One Health, said while Utah doesn’t have as many ticks as the East Coast does, they’re still here. She said they see them in nearly every county.

Some parents in Layton said they don’t typically worry about ticks.

“I grew up camping all the time, always heard about it, but I just don’t worry about it,” Susana Smith said.

“We have a tick key at my house where you can like push down and remove a tick, but we’ve never had a tick before,” Kristine Winfield said.

But those with the Utah Disease Response, Evaluation, Analysis and Monitoring program said it’s important to keep your eyes peeled for th

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