The Spread of Black Legged Ticks

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In 2017, the only states which did not have reported cases on Lyme disease were Oklahoma and Hawaii. Nita: Are they moving out of the Northeast? Are they like aging hipsters? Go into the suburbs? I understand that a lot of folks think it's maybe just in the Northeast, but it's been identified in ticks in all the continental U.S., right? Yeah, so the black legged tick species is fairly spread in many places of the U.S. besides the Northeast and the upper Midwest.

It’s 2-for-1! Ticks AND Lyme: together in one helpful, disgusting, gossipy, empowering

episode. This pair of episodes is about tiny, thirsty ticks and the diseases they spit into you is wall to wall wisdom from Dr. Neeta Pardanani Connally of the West Connecticut State University Tick Lab and Dr. Andrea Swei of SFSU’s Swei Lab cover how to remove a tick, if you should spray your yard and with what, how landscaping affects tick exposure, why Lyme Disease is spreading, the Lone Star Tick rolling into town, how to protect your pets and why the CC ruined poppyseed muffins. Also: Powassan virus, meat allergies, paralysis ticks, and twin princesses Borrelia and Babesia.

Dr. Neeta Pardanani Connally and Dr. Andrea Swei will charm their way into your heart like a hypostome under your skin.

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Donations were made to TickEncounter, Union of Concerned Scientists, and 826 Valencia