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'Citizen scientists' in Maine tracking ticks on their land

Tick and Lyme

'Citizen scientists' in Maine tracking ticks on their land

Tick and Lyme

Land owners volunteer as "Citizen Scientists" to help study tick population in Maine

The University of Maine has recruited 200 forest land owners to help scientists gather tick population data across Maine.
Tick and Lyme

UNSCRIPTED: Gordon Johnson Citizen Scientist, Maine Forest Tick Survey Volunteer, searching the Maine woods for ticks

Gordon Johnson, Citizen Scientist talks with NEWS CENTER Maine's Vivien Leigh about the important work of tracking ticks across the vast Maine landscape
Tick and Lyme

Gordon Johnson Citizen Scientist, Maine Forest Tick Survey Volunteer

Gordon Johnson Citizen Scientist, Maine Forest Tick Survey Volunteer, searching the Maine woods for ticks
Tick and Lyme

Climate change and ticks: Are they linked?

Experts say warming temperatures are allowing ticks to thrive in new areas of Maine.
Tick and Lyme

Climate change and ticks: Are they linked?

Experts say warming temperatures are allowing ticks to thrive in new areas of Maine.
Tick and Lyme

UNSCRIPTED | Dr Griffin Dill of the University of Maine talks about climate change and ticks

Dill says longer warm seasons give ticks, including the new Lone Star species, a better chance to find hosts such as deer and field mice.
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New study finds evidence of Lyme bacteria in brain tissue

The research shows how pathogens that cause Lyme can linger in the body despite early treatment.
Tick and Lyme

Is climate change helping ticks expand their range

Experts say warming temperatures are allowing ticks to thrive in new areas of Maine.
Tick and Lyme

The Maine Tick Lab provides important data following a tick bite

University of Maine scientists identify ticks and test them for pathogens.
Tick and Lyme

UNSCRIPTED | Dr Monica Embers and Lyme sufferer Carleen Hoffman talk about the disease

Researchers found Lyme bacteria in the brain tissue of an elderly woman who had received that early treatment, ten days of antibiotics, after finding a tick bite
Tick and Lyme

Dr. Monica Embers of Tulane researching Lyme disease agents

Dr. Monica Embers at Tulane University in New Orleans, devoting more than 20 years of her life to researching Lyme disease-related agents

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'Citizen scientists' in Maine tracking ticks on their land

Land owners volunteer as "Citizen Scientists" to help study tick population in Maine

UNSCRIPTED: Gordon Johnson Citizen Scientist, Maine Forest Tick Survey Volunteer, searching the Maine woods for ticks

Gordon Johnson Citizen Scientist, Maine Forest Tick Survey Volunteer

Climate change and ticks: Are they linked?

Climate change and ticks: Are they linked?

UNSCRIPTED | Dr Griffin Dill of the University of Maine talks about climate change and ticks

New study finds evidence of Lyme bacteria in brain tissue

Is climate change helping ticks expand their range

The Maine Tick Lab provides important data following a tick bite

UNSCRIPTED | Dr Monica Embers and Lyme sufferer Carleen Hoffman talk about the disease

Dr. Monica Embers of Tulane researching Lyme disease agents

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