Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania government warned the public that as the weather gets warmer and you spend more time outdoors, be aware of ticks and Lyme disease.
Pennsylvania has reported the ticks that carry Lyme disease and other infectious agents in all 67 counties and has reported at or near the top of all states in the US in Lyme disease cases.
Nationally, Lyme disease cases continue to rise and spread.
On today’s podcast, I want to look at the ecology and ticks.
My guest today is disease ecologist with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Richard Ostfeld, PhD.
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Dr I too have ticks die on me. They bite but don’t get in. I have had Lyme a couple of times and at least one other co-illness. I seem to have beat the most debilitating of the co-illnesses (no semiannual re-occurrence) for 3 years now. Dead ticks on me now at least 4 times.
Now when bitten they die, the site is an obvious bite and slightly welted for a few days. I have one now from a bit on Saturday that I found dead on me Sunday morning.
Can my blood help you learn?
Feel free to call me if I can help. I’d also like to know more about your work on this.
John Sahagian
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