document.write("<p class='body'>The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District has been studying the distribution of deer ticks in the metro area since 1990.  MMCD has a network of 100 sites where small mammals are trapped and ticks are removed and examined. Collections from the northeastern metropolitan area (Anoka and Washington counties) have consistently detected deer ticks, and in 1998 deer ticks were detected in Hennepin and Scott counties for the first time.</p>");
document.write("<p class='body'><strong>The Latest Lyme Tick Distribution Studies</strong></p>");
document.write("<p class='body'><a href=\"pdf/tickreport2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2009 Lyme tick distribution study</a> (PDF file)<br><br><a href=\"pdf/tickreport08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2008 Lyme tick distribution study</a> (PDF file)<br><br><a href=\"pdf/tickreport2007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2007 Lyme tick distribution study</a> (PDF file)<br><br><a href=\"pdf/tickreport06.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2006 Lyme tick distribution study</a> (PDF file)</p>");
document.write("<p class='body'><strong>More Tick Information On The Web</strong></p>");
document.write("<p class='body'><a href=\"http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/tickborne/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Department of Health Tick-borne Disease Page</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/insects/diseases.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Tick-borne Disease Info</a></p>");
document.write("<p class='body'><strong>Maps</strong></p>");
document.write("<p class='body'><a href=\"pdf/08distmap.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Twin Cities 100 Study Sites Most Recent Results</a> (PDF file)<br><br><a href=\"pdf/HGAsurvey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Human Anaplasmosis Surveillance in the Metro</a> (PDF file)<br><br><a href=\"pdf/2008onlymap.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Distribution Map 2008 Only</a> (PDF file)</p>");