Tick surveillance key to tracking emerging disease babesiosis
UF veterinary parasitologist Jeff Gruntmeir shares expertise on babesiosis, an emerging disease spread by ticks.
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Tickborne Disease
New maps predict where medically important ticks are found in Florida
New maps detailing the distribution of key tick species will help the Florida Department of Health with investigations into reports of tick-borne illnesses.
Needed: a national tick strategy
Findings from a first-ever nationwide survey of tick management methods reveal the most significant roadblocks to creating a uniform, national tick strategy.
Unexplained increase in tick-borne diseases in Florida puzzles experts
Florida is exceptional for countless reasons – sunshine, beaches, theme parks — but a new distinction is cause for growing concern among health experts and tourism officials alike: a rapid and unexplained increase in the number of cases of tick-borne diseases.
