Researchers take note of northern spread of tick-borne illnesses By Cayte Bosler In the 1950s, physicians urged parents to not allow their children to venture into areas known to be infested with wood ticks. After a day in the country, a child … [Read more...] about As winters warm, ticks thrive
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Tick-borne anaplasmosis on the rise in Warren County
By Kris Parker Health officials in Warren County have issued a public warning after a surge in cases of anaplasmosis, a rare disease carried by ticks. In a press release distributed this week, Warren County Health Services reported a four-fold … [Read more...] about Tick-borne anaplasmosis on the rise in Warren County
Low numbers may help Adirondack moose weather climate change
Sparse herd has fewer chances to encounter deadly ticks By Francesca Krempa Most large mammal ecologists might shudder at an entire animal population of just 700. When it comes to saving Adirondack moose from winter ticks, though, such a … [Read more...] about Low numbers may help Adirondack moose weather climate change
On the search for ticks in the North Country
By Gwendolyn Craig Lee Ann Sporn is one of the few people on earth who actually hopes to see ticks. And unfortunately this year, they aren't biting, at least not as much. Sporn, a professor at Paul Smith's College, collects ticks around the … [Read more...] about On the search for ticks in the North Country
Tick disease with COVID-19 symptoms on the rise in northeastern New York
By Gwendolyn Craig Anaplasmosis, a tick-borne illness with similar symptoms to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is on the rise in the Adirondacks and upstate New York. It’s a concern for state health officials as more … [Read more...] about Tick disease with COVID-19 symptoms on the rise in northeastern New York
Ticks spread in the Adirondacks as funding to study them shrinks
By Stephen Leon Soon after he began taking Lee Ann Sporn’s introductory biology course in the fall of 2018, Bryan confided to his professor that he frequently felt sick, as though he was fighting a mysterious disease that wouldn’t go away. A … [Read more...] about Ticks spread in the Adirondacks as funding to study them shrinks