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News Articles: ticks

San Carlos Animal Control specialist Timothy Nozie and entomologist Maureen Brophy are greeted by a dog after putting a tick collar on him on Dec. 6, 2024 on the San Carlos Apache Nation. As part of an effort to reduce tick-borne illnesses, Brophy and her CDC colleagues are tackling the tick population by spraying pesticides around people's homes and providing tick collars for dogs

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On Apache lands, progress in a long war against ticks and the disease they spread

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led response on Apache lands in Arizona is helping save lives.

January 15, 2025
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  • Pien Huang
Tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease and babesiosis are spreading in the U.S.

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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.

June 10, 2024
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  • Allison Aubrey
Adult Lone star ticks on a flag. Credit: Steph Bellman

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GPB Morning Headlines for April 24, 2024

Governor Brian Kemp signed a controversial school choice bill into law on Tuesday.

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Emory University researchers have created a map that shows where lone star ticks are in Georgia.

April 24, 2024
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Emory researchers have mapped lone star tick locations in Georgia

The map can give researchers clues to understanding tick-borne diseases, while also showing the public where they’re likely to encounter a lone star tick in the state.

April 23, 2024
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  • Devon Zwald
Mosquitoes can carry viruses including dengue, malaria, chikungunya and Zika. They are a growing public health threat abroad and in the United States.

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The U.S. is unprepared for the growing threat of mosquito- and tick-borne viruses

Experts warn that new tropical viruses are headed for the U.S. – and the country should take active measures to fend them off.

December 15, 2023
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  • Pien Huang
A Lone Star tick (middle) flanked by a deer tick (left) and a dog tick. The Lone Star tick is thought to be primarily responsible for an allergy to red meat, but other ticks can't be ruled out.

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Ticks! Ick! The latest science on the red meat allergy caused by some tick bites

Patients who have digestive symptoms only after eating red meat may have developed an allergy caused by ticks. Previously, doctors looked for symptoms such as rashes, hives and breathing troubles.

April 02, 2023
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  • Allison Aubrey
Cases of babesiosis, a tick-borne illness, are on the rise throughout the northeast, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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What is Babesiosis? A rare tick-borne disease is on the rise in the Northeast

Lyme Disease isn't the only tick-driven illness that residents of the northeast should worry about. The CDC says cases of Babesiosis, which can cause flu-like symptoms, are on the rise in 8 states.

March 17, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Lone Star Tick

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Research shows new reasons to watch for ticks in Georgia

A virus unknown until a little more than a decade ago is circulating among lone star ticks in Georgia, Emory University scientists say.

March 17, 2022
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  • Andy Miller
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Ticks Suck. Here's A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites

With more ticks carrying disease than ever, here's what you need to know about which ticks to watch out for and what to do if you get bitten.

July 05, 2021
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  • Sheila Eldred
Black-legged ticks carrying the bacterium that causes Lyme have been found in the coastal chaparrals surrounding California beaches.

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Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Are Turning Up On California's Beaches

The blood-sucking critters are capable of thriving along the West Coast, according to new research, though experts don't exactly know how they're picking up the bacterium that causes the illness.

June 11, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo

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