@thetickguy

URI Professor || Public Health Entomology || SciComm || Appreciates citizen-science || Director, TickEncounter

 URI, Kingston, RI
tickencounter.org
Joined February 2010
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Looking for CT residents to take a short survey about their lawn care practices. The results will help us refine our vegetation-focused #tick management study planned for this spring. Please share! @thetickguy @YaleEIP @westconn @WCSU_MSBio
WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab@ConnallyLab8 Feb 2024
If you live in CT, we need you! Help us prevent backyard tick bites by telling us about your lawn care practices using this short survey: Bit.ly/ctlawn #CT #ticks #lawn #mowing #Lyme
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Unwrap the gift of bug protection this holiday season. 🎁 Give the gift of Insect Shield to your loved ones...or yourself 😉 l8r.it/3rQy
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Thomas Mather@thetickguy25 Oct 2023
Adult blacklegged tick season is now FULL ON!! Usually through Thanksgiving. That means tick checks, wearing permethrin-treated clothing, shirts tucked in...and don’t forget your dog or cat! bit.ly/fall-tick-alert @RealMalachowski @lindy2350 @insect_shield
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I was honored to be interviewed by journalist @sguynup for this recent @NatGeo article on #Tick Borne Diseases. In a short amount of space, she covers a lot of room. My story is one of far too many around the world. Full article here: msn.com/en-us/health/medical…
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Jean Tsao@JTsao126 Apr 2022
4/25/22 (Eaton Co., MI) - Blacklegged ticks have already been out, but this is the 1st American dog tick detected on the dog this year - one week later versus 2021 (per the dog, who goes on ~2 walks per day)! How does this compare with what you've seen for MI, @thetickguy?
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LymeDisease.org@Lymenews2 Apr 2022
“The causative drivers of these upturns are complex, but have a lot to do with increased host availability, warming temperatures, and moisture availability,” says researcher Heather L Kopsco, PhD @HLK110 Source for our map (Kopsco et al, 2021) academic.oup.com/jme/article…
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LymeDisease.org@Lymenews2 Apr 2022
A recent crowdsourced science project has documented the largest increase of the lone star tick in decades. Researchers @TickSpotters documented new tick encounters in over 300 counties—including six new counties in western states—where these ticks had not been documented before.
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A recent crowdsourced science project has documented the largest increase of the lone star tick in decades. Researchers @TickSpotters documented new tick encounters in over 300 counties—including six new counties in western states—where these #ticks had not been documented before
LymeDisease.org@Lymenews30 Mar 2022
LYME SCI: "Super-fast" lone star ticks are showing up in new places. #ticks lymedisease.org/lyme-sci-sup… by @LonnieRhea

LYME SCI: "Super-fast" lone star ticks are showing up in new places

The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) has been rapidly expanding its range, from the Southern United States into the Northeast and Midwest.

lymedisease.org
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Adult Western Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes pacificus) activity is peaking right now. Be careful out there Pacific Coasters! via @tickencounter @TickSpotters @thetickguy web.uri.edu/tickencounter/sp…
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My teenager’s fashion choices lately are also tick-safe! 😂 #tuckingpantsinsocks
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"While the prevalence of Lyme disease and other illnesses spread by ticks has steadily increased in the United States, a new study of the state of tick surveillance and control reveals an inconsistent and often under-supported patchwork of programs." entomologytoday.org/2020/06/…

Tick Surveillance and Control Lagging in U.S., Study Shows

The first-ever survey of U.S. tick-management programs shows an inconsistent and under-supported patchwork of programs across the country.

entomologytoday.org
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New paper out today! We found that ticks reported from pets had fed a median of 2.5 days longer than those reported from humans, and % of reports of ticks found on pets more than doubled in the fall and winter months. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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I can stare at these two for hours. They're amazingly strong - walking off double sided sticky tape like a tank. #Dermacentor #rhinocerinus #ornateticks
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There are so many misconceptions about ticks and how best to prevent tick bites. I helped to create an interactive guide for @nytimes to clear up confusion and keep people safe. #ticks #lymedisease nytimes.com/interactive/2021…

Let’s Do a Tick Check (Published 2021)

These pervasive bloodsuckers can give you more than just Lyme disease. Here's how to protect yourself.

nytimes.com
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Replying to @VectorCollector @AlliKnowAreBugs @PALyme1 @thetickguy
Fantastic job! Thank you for helping raise awareness. 💚
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Ticks 😂
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LymeDisease.org@Lymenews28 Feb 2021
Rickettsiosis: "Although they can also be found in lice, fleas, mites, and chiggers, in the U.S., most rickettsial infections are thought to be transmitted by ticks." #RareDiseaseDay lymedisease.org/rickettsial-…
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Here’s a HOT tip (pun intended!) for preventing tick bites this fall: Put your clothes directly into the dryer on high heat for 10 min when you come indoors. That should kill ticks that may be crawling upon your clothing. Pass it on! #hottips #ticks
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Winter #tick larvae IN DA HOUSE! Well, in da forest, actually, and now da lab. On a related note, the scope cam has come in pretty handy lately.
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New | Heavy parasitemia in babesiosis treated without adjunctive red cell exchange | Review of three case studies that responded well to antibiotics trasci.com/article/S1473-050…
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