Sebastian Botero-Cañola, a postdoctoral associate at the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, won first place in the post-doctoral poster competition at EPI Research Day 2024.
UF veterinary parasitologist Jeff Gruntmeir shares expertise on babesiosis, an emerging disease spread by ticks.
New maps detailing the distribution of key tick species will help the Florida Department of Health with investigations into reports of tick-borne illnesses.
Findings from a first-ever nationwide survey of tick management methods reveal the most significant roadblocks to creating a uniform, national tick strategy.
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.
