Archived We Have No Idea How Bad the US Tick Problem Is (wired.com)
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[–] derram ago
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'But the country’s increasingly dire tick-borne disease burden has begun to galvanize a groundswell of research interest and funding. '
'Each one will be tested for known tick diseases, and next-generation sequencing conducted at CDC will screen for any other pathogens that might be present. '
'Ostfeld and Keesing are blanketing entire neighborhoods in either a natural fungus-based spray or tick boxes, or both. '
'The tick boxes attract small mammal hosts, which get a splash of tick-killing chemicals when they venture inside. '
'Other life-threatening infections like anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are increasing in incidence even more quickly than Lyme. '
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