/tags/ticks Ticks en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:25:50 GMT /local-news/2024-10-22/scientists-think-managing-invasive-plants-cut-down-ticks-tick-borne-diseases Certain invasive plants, like Japanese barberry, provide habitat for ticks. New research aims to determine how much cutting down on these invasive species could reduce the risk of tick-borne diseases. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:25:50 GMT /local-news/2024-10-22/scientists-think-managing-invasive-plants-cut-down-ticks-tick-borne-diseases Lexi Krupp /local-news/2024-06-28/climate-change-more-ticks-tick-borne-disease In recent decades, tick populations have boomed in Vermont and other Northeastern states â€� as have tick-borne diseases like Lyme. Scientists say climate change is one piece of the puzzle, but it’s not the only thing driving the expansion of their range. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-06-28/climate-change-more-ticks-tick-borne-disease Abagael Giles /npr-news/2024-06-10/once-called-nantucket-fever-this-nasty-tick-borne-illness-is-on-the-rise 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. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:06:03 GMT /npr-news/2024-06-10/once-called-nantucket-fever-this-nasty-tick-borne-illness-is-on-the-rise Allison Aubrey /show/vermont-edition/2024-05-09/a-dartmouth-phd-student-studies-the-season-of-the-ticks A researcher explains the spread of blacklegged ticks in the northeast and their role in Lyme disease transmission. Thu, 09 May 2024 18:32:34 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-05-09/a-dartmouth-phd-student-studies-the-season-of-the-ticks Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2023-05-03/vermont-tick-tips-how-to-avoid-bites-lyme-disease The Vermont Department of Health is seeing an increase in tick-related emergency room visits in the last couple weeks. Here's what Vermonters should look out for and how they can protect themselves. Wed, 03 May 2023 21:26:31 GMT /local-news/2023-05-03/vermont-tick-tips-how-to-avoid-bites-lyme-disease Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston, Kevin Trevellyan /npr-news/2023-04-18/suns-out-ticks-out-lyme-disease-carrying-bloodsucker-season-is-getting-longer Blacklegged ticks, the arachnids that carry Lyme disease, are out and about for more of the year thanks to warming temperatures across much of the country. Here's how to stay safe. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:34:12 GMT /npr-news/2023-04-18/suns-out-ticks-out-lyme-disease-carrying-bloodsucker-season-is-getting-longer Vanessa Romo /npr-news/2022-04-30/deer-tick-season-in-maine-appears-to-be-lengthening Scientists at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute's Vector-Borne Disease Lab are conducting studies to better understand how the Powassan virus spreads among ticks. Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:16:05 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-30/deer-tick-season-in-maine-appears-to-be-lengthening Patty Wight /show/vermont-edition/2021-11-03/lyme-disease-and-tick-borne-illnesses-in-vt We look at the growth of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses in Vermont. We hear the stories of people who have been affected by Lyme and struggled to return to good health. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:23:56 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2021-11-03/lyme-disease-and-tick-borne-illnesses-in-vt /2021-07-04/how-to-avoid-tick-bites-this-summer NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to professor Lee Ann Sporn of Paul Smith's College in upstate New York about tick-born diseases and how to avoid them this summer. Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:12:03 GMT /2021-07-04/how-to-avoid-tick-bites-this-summer /vpr-news/2021-06-04/noticing-more-ticks-on-your-dog-this-year-heres-what-you-need-to-know If you think you’re noticing more ticks than normal this spring, you may be on to something. But fear not, because these aren’t the ticks that carry... Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:05:33 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-04/noticing-more-ticks-on-your-dog-this-year-heres-what-you-need-to-know Annie Ropeik