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We Have No Idea How Bad the US Tick Problem Is

We Have No Idea How Bad the US Tick Problem Is

We Have No Idea How Bad the US Tick Problem Is

Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer

July 5, 20186m 47s

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Show Notes

When Rick Ostfeld gets bitten by a tick, he knows right away. After decades studying tick-borne diseases as an ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York, Ostfeld has been bitten more than 100 times, and his body now reacts to tick saliva with an intense burning sensation. He’s an exception.

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