ticks

The region has the highest rate of Lyme disease in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While adult moose are better able to fend off the tick infestations, 70% of calves don’t make it to 1 year old.

Once called Nantucket fever, the tick-borne illness babesios is spreading from the Northeast into the Midwest. A clinical trial starts this month to see if an anti- malaria drug can treat the disease.

If you happen to find a tick burrowed in your skin, the first thing to do is not to panic — it's to calmly remove the tick as fast as possible.

New Hampshire health officials reported the first human case of Jamestown Canyon Virus this year. The state also announced two cases of Powassan virus, which is transmitted by an infected tick.

A second report estimated that as many as 450,000 Americans have developed the meat allergy caused by tick spit.

Kaitlyn Morse from BeBop Labs says about 40% of the blacklegged ticks they tested were positive for Lyme disease.

We talk with the Maine state moose biologist, about the state’s study of an innovative moose population management approach. Does fewer moose mean fewer winter ticks, and a healthier moose population?

MaineHealth, located in Portland, Maine, will be responsible for tracking ticks at 20 locations in New Hampshire.

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