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Tick - Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attatch themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. |
Read about some of our ongoing research studies, or check out opportunities to be an active participant in scientific research to prevent tick encounters
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Tick Bite Protection With Permethrin-Treated Summer Clothing |
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Insect repellents represent one of the first lines
of defense against attacks by blood feeding ticks and the diseases they can transmit. The most common products contain DEET and are applied to skin. An alternative personal-use repellent strategy is to apply repellent or toxicant products (usually permethrin) to clothing or other fabrics rather than directly on the skin.
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Anti-tick Vaccine Development |
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This project stems from the observation
that an acquired tick resistance (ATR) to blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) blood feeding
provides partial (~70%) protection from Lyme disease spirochete infection in a Guinea pig (GP)
model. The project builds upon a suite of novel high-throughput antigen screening tools,
developed over the past 5 year period.
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Area-Wide Tick Control |
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For over a decade,
Narragansett has reported one of the highest incidence rates for Lyme disease in Rhode
Island. Even last year when ticks were less abundant, 1 out of every 400 residents suffered a
newly identified case.
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