[jjeaff]

Valid point. But mine was simply that the idea of careful removal and keeping of ticks would be laughable in the south.

Find any outdoorsy kid in the south during the summer, and there is a good chance their legs look like this most of the summer: https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8241/29056330235_19aeb3585e_b....

Imaging carefully removing each one and storing it and classifying it for future lab testing.

The advice is only applicable in the NE.