Lyme Disease in Your Companion Pets
What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi that is spread by the black-legged tick, often referred to as the deer tick. Basically, Lyme disease can be...
View ArticleNew England put on high ‘tick alert’ for next few weeks
Syracuse Post-Standard (New York) Sam Telford comments on the abnormally high number of ticks in New England this year, and warns that the next month is the peak risk period. Read full story here:...
View ArticleArea Lyme disease sufferers condemn CDC’s test protocol
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts) Sam Telford believes Lyme disease tests get a bad reputation mainly due to improper use. Read full story here:...
View ArticleScientists discover new tick-borne illness
Cape Cod Times (Massachusetts) Sam Telford discusses a new tick-borne illness that is affecting Massachusetts residents. Read full story here:...
View ArticleBackyard Battles
The unhappy convergence of suburbia and wildlife. “Every time we touch a wild animal, it thinks it’s going to be eaten. It’s like an alien-abduction experience for them.”
View ArticleDogs Are Also At Risk For Lyme Disease
WGBH-FM (PBS affiliate in Boston) Michael Stone talks about treating Lyme disease in dogs. (This article also appeared in six additional media outlets, including Lawrence Eagle Tribune.) Read full...
View ArticleTwo Pathogens Overlap in Ticks That Carry Lyme
Futurity Tufts researchers contributed to a study at Columbia University that is tracking the spread and emergence of tick-borne pathogens. Read full story here:...
View ArticleVETERINARY (Sam Telford): Doctors: More antibiotics not the answer
Franklin County Gazette (Massachusetts) Sam Telford explains that there is a direct correlation between the rise in deer population and Lyme disease. Read full story here:...
View ArticleDisease-bearing ticks taking aim at local communities
Enterprise News (Massachusetts) Sam Telford explains that the increased population of deer has brought on infectious diseases, including Lyme disease. Read full story here:...
View Article5 Ways to Protect Your Pet from Lyme Disease
A clinical assistant professor at Cummings School provides a few simple steps you can take to lessen the chances that your pet will become infected.
View ArticleTick control feels funding pinch
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts) The predawn rumble of pesticide-spraying trucks is a rite of spring in almost 200 Massachusetts communities. Read full story here:...
View ArticleFive Ways to Protect Your Pet from Lyme Disease
Cats don’t feel its effects, but the bacteria can cause real problems for dogs Lyme disease is transmitted to people, dogs and cats when a deer tick infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi...
View ArticleMove over mosquitoes: Tick prevention grabs attention in fall and winter
Sam Telford comments on a recent dip in the deer tick population in the Northeast in this article about the ways to prevent and avoid ticks as the weather turns to fall.
View ArticleLooking for Ways to Control Deer Population
This news story features on-air comments from Allen Rutberg on controlling deer population.
View ArticleRewriting the Code of Life
New Yorker Sam Telford discusses his tick research. Read full story here: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/rewriting-the-code-of-life
View ArticleWarming Climate May Limit Lyme Disease’s Spread in Parts of the U.S.
Sam Telford discusses how a warmer climate could help limit the spread of Lyme disease.
View ArticleWhy finding a solution to control Lyme disease isn’t simple
This piece includes commentary from Sam Telford and a look at his research into deer ticks and potential ways to limit the spread of Lyme disease.
View ArticleExperts warn of risk of infection during tick season
In a news segment for WCVB (ABC Boston), Sam Telford provides his take on predictions around the upcoming tick season and offers advice on preventing tick bites.
View ArticleMight Mice
Cummings School and MIT work with Massachusetts citizens to genetically fight Lyme disease.
View ArticleWarm, spring weather means tick season is here
Dr. Michael Stone spoke with Boston 25 News (Fox affiliate) on the start of tick season and prevention/protection for pets.
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