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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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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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May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
With the prospect of quarantine measures slowly being lifted across the state in the coming weeks, many Pennsylvanians are relishing the prospect of getting outside and enjoying warming spring weather.
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More than 100 years of data show Pennsylvania tick population shift
The prevalence of the most abundant species of ticks found in Pennsylvania has shifted over the last century, according to Penn State scientists, who analyzed 117 years' worth of specimens and data submitted primarily by residents from around the state.
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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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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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Penn State entomologists join project to track historical parasite populations
Supported by a $4.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a multi-institutional project will draw on Penn State entomological expertise and collections to document and digitize the historical population dynamics of arthropod parasites, such as ticks, lice and mosquitoes.