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The bite stops here: Fighting Lyme disease with prevention
To help the public avoid tick bites, Penn State Extension experts are observing Lyme Disease Awareness Month in May by reminding people about various resources available to aid in protecting themselves, pets, horses and loved ones from Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
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Pa. in peak season for number of ticks carrying Lyme disease
While most Lyme disease cases are confirmed in the summer, October and November are when the number of adult ticks carrying Lyme disease is highest and they are most active.
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Lyme disease: Combating tick-borne disease with controlled fire
This is the third of ten short news articles written by students, during the professional development class of Fall 2022, about each other's research.
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Pa. Lyme disease cases appear to hit plateau, but that shouldn’t change your outdoors routine
There’s good news about Lyme disease, Pennsylvanians. After a couple of years of leading the nation in “confirmed and probable” cases of the tick-borne disease, the experts expect the number of cases to level off.
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Higher tick populations or not, take precautions against Lyme disease
Recent media reports have suggested that tick populations in Pennsylvania may be particularly high this year, leading to an increased risk of Lyme disease in the state.
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Black bears could play important role in dispersal of pathogen-carrying ticks
The spread of the blacklegged tick, the primary vector for the pathogen that causes Lyme disease, may be facilitated in Pennsylvania by animals that people rarely associate with it — black bears, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Have Returned
The tick responsible for most Lyme diseases cases has boomed from near non-existence in the 1960s to become the most commonly found tick across the state of Pennsylvania, according to new research.
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It's tick season: Learn to protect yourself and your animals with free webinars
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lyme disease, caused by a tick-borne pathogen, affects more than 400,000 people each year. To educate the public about tick risk and tick bite prevention for people and their animals, Penn State Extension will offer the spring 2022 “Tick Webinar Series.”
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There are a lot more Lyme disease-carrying ticks in Pa. today, Penn State study finds
The tick responsible for most cases of Lyme diseases has boomed from near non-existence in Pennsylvania in the 1960s to the most commonly found tick across the state today, according to Penn State researchers.
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Yes, there are a lot more Lyme disease-carrying ticks in Pa. today: Penn State study
The tick responsible for most cases of Lyme diseases has boomed from nearly non-existence in Pennsylvania in the 1960s to the most commonly found tick across the state today, according to Penn State researchers.