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Show Tick Bile Danger l!o7 c.i Decline Although ticks are still prevalent prev-alent in the Salt Lake area, the! danger of infection from their i bites Is rapidly waning. Dr. James j Davis, Salt Laks City health commissioner, com-missioner, said Wednesdsy. I He eaid thst most of the ticks j already have had their yearly feed- Ing of blood, and there have been very few reports of tick bites In the past few weeks. However, be urged an persons who have been In outlying parts of ths city to inspect themselves to see if they have the ticks on their person, snd If they begin to run a fever after exposure, to report re-port to their privets physicians. Ths Incubation period for Rocky Mountain spotted fever is from five to 10 days hs said, adding that new drugs have cut down ths danger from infection considerably. consider-ably. j |