Confused about tick borne illness and want to learn a few basics? Here are a few links to get you started.

• Lyme disease is the most well known tick borne illness. Learn about the basics:

  • https://palyme.org/what-is-lyme/

  • https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/lyme-disease/about-lyme/

  • https://projectlyme.org/lyme-basics/

  • https://tickencounter.org/prevention/top_ten_things_list

• Recent articles about ticks, associated illnesses from tick bites, racial bias in diagnosing Lyme disease, and the environment:

  • New England Journal of Medicine, How Medical Education is Missing the Bull’s-Eye (June 2020)

  • NY Times Magazine, How Humanity Unleashed a Flood of New Diseases (June 2020)

  • NY Times, Lyme Disease Season Is Here. These Are Tips on How to Avoid It (May 2020)

  • Entomology Today, Tick Surveillance and Control Lagging in U.S., Study Shows (June 2020)

  • Bay Nature, Biodiversity and the Spread of Disease (March 2020)

  • The Conversation, Chronic Lyme Disease – Does it Exist? (May 2020)

• All about ticks – articles and academic centers studying ticks, their ecosystems, and how they transmit disease:

  • Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector Borne Disease: http://mcevbd.wisc.edu/ticks

  • Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: https://www.caryinstitute.org/science/tick-project

  • Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease: https://www.neregionalvectorcenter.com/