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Holly Gaff retweeted
30 Jun 2023
Thought ticks were terrifying? They just got worse. Turns out they can use static electricity ⚡️ to launch through the air onto hosts, including you! Here's a thread about our new paper w/ @Katie__Lihou, Daniel Robert, out today in @CurrentBiology doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.0… 🧵👇
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Holly Gaff retweeted
23 May 2023
We are hiring! We are looking for a Manager for the Biological Sciences support facility. This is a fulltime position with benefits. Start date is as soon as possible. Please spread the word. jobs.odu.edu/postings/18640
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Holly Gaff retweeted
19 Mar 2023
Super presentation about the Tick Bot by @LexiWhite27 from the @ODUTickTeam. This technology has potential for tick surveillance & control. Exciting to see innovative solutions being developed for important public health issues @EB_Entsoc @EntsocAmerica @MUVE_ESA @TicksRock
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Holly Gaff retweeted
9 Feb 2023
We need to talk. Opossums just don't eat nearly as many ticks as folks have been led to believe. It's not the opossum's fault - ticks just aren't a great food source. You understand, right?
📷 Jessica Bolser/USFWS
ALT Opossum in tall grass
ALT American dog tick on fabric
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Holly Gaff retweeted
20 Jan 2023
Tickbots have taken over @UofSC! Ticks beware! @Kynny_B @laurenturner54 @secvbd @hanna_waltz
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Holly Gaff retweeted
7 Oct 2022
Join us on the coast and study marine megafauna! Asst Prof job (TT) focused on the biology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and/or evolution of megafauna inhabiting the world’s oceans, including large fishes, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds. (1/2) jobs.odu.edu/postings/17184
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Holly Gaff retweeted
3 Oct 2022
Help us prevent, detect, & respond to the Asian longhorned tick & Theileria orientalis Ikeda in the region. We are looking for 2 post docs to start in Jan/Feb 2023. Ideally they will work well together as a #team. Descriptions & how to apply below (1/4)
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Holly Gaff retweeted
1 Aug 2022
Congratulations @lisaluvsciens! Dr. Shollenberger received a 2-yr award from Virginia’s Commonwealth Health Research Board. @ShollyLab will work with collaborator, @WLHynes, to conduct a proof-of-concept study to develop vaccines against tick-borne diseases. #TBD #vaccines #CHRB
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Holly Gaff retweeted
12 Jul 2022
Celebrating the amazing teamwork that led to the $10M renewal of our CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (SECVBD) & five more years of public health service to the SE. blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2022…
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Holly Gaff retweeted
26 May 2022
The @FL_VBDCoE has partnered with researchers from @ODU, @UofSC and @GADPH to conduct target tick sampling along shared interstate border counties. About 20,000 ticks were collected and are currently undergoing a multi-center pooled screening for Rickettsia and Ehrlichia species.
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Holly Gaff retweeted
14 Mar 2022
The @INHSillinois Med Ent Lab is hiring for TWO salaried jobs in #mosquito & #tick research/surveillance! Work w/outstanding colleagues in a great environment!
Deadline April 11th!
Sr. Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/5n86ajyy
Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/2p8ywjym
ALT Members of the INHS Medical Entomology Lab out to lunch.
ALT Members of the INHS Medical Entomology Lab at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Mosquito & Vector Control Association.
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21 Jan 2022
I love rediscovering old articles and all the joy that old style of writing can bring on a cold, Friday afternoon. “The types were recorded from "man and in a chicken house," Lakeside, Calif.” “Dogs are often so heavily infested as to become emaciated, cross, and unsightly"
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Holly Gaff retweeted
👀 On a quest for #CEUs? Don't forget about our FREE online mosquito & tick courses! Check out our website to see more details and which states are currently approved for credit: cdcsercoevbd-flgateway.org/t…
Photo credit: CDC
ALT This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a female Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, questing on a blade of grass.
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Holly Gaff retweeted
4 Oct 2021
Many thanks to @TicksRock for letting me tag along on your tick hunt today on the #ESVA. Now I have a new way to play bingo!
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Holly Gaff retweeted
8 Jul 2020
@ODU Professor Holly Gaff and her @ODUTickTeam were featured on @WAVY_News, talking about ticks in the Hampton Roads region. In particular, @TicksRock spoke about how some tick-borne illnesses may resemble COVID-19 symptoms. wavy.com/news/local-news/nor…
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Holly Gaff retweeted
25 May 2021
Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography dlvr.it/S0LrVV
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Holly Gaff retweeted
13 May 2021
Just launched 🚀: Online Tick Training Course!
We are excited to share a FREE online "Tick 101" course developed by SECVBD tick experts @TicksRock and @LexiWhite27 and with support by @UF_IFAS. Learn more and enroll here: ow.ly/Y3k250ELH21
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Holly Gaff retweeted
3 May 2021
Our tick surveillance program is looking to hire a research staff. If you are interested in tracking the emergence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in New York, email me: thangams@upstate.edu
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