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19 Apr 2021
A thread on current knowledge from @INHSillinois Medical Entomology Lab’s active surveillance of ticks in Illinois.
We started this arm of our tick program in mid-2019 with the IL Dept. of Public Health.
We’ve collected nearly 10,000 adult/nymphal #ticks & learned a lot. 1/n
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11 Apr 2023
Tick Tip #2:
Carry a lint roller when you are hiking, and roll it over your clothes frequently. I once rolled off >1000 larval ticks and not one managed to bite me! I learned this tip and more from following @VectorCollector.
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7 Apr 2023
My colleague Elliott Zieman @eiubiosci woke up to this adult female American dog tick clinging to outside of window screen today! Feels kind of…creepy & menacing 🫢
Ticks are now out & active in #Illinois & seem ready to seize the day!
Photo credits: Dr. E. Zieman @eiu
ALT Adult female American dog tick, species Dermacentor variabilis, on screen as seen from inside the house. Photo credit: Dr. Elliott Zieman - Eastern Illinois University.
ALT Adult female American dog tick, species Dermacentor variabilis, on screen as seen from outside the house. Photo credit: Dr. Elliott Zieman - Eastern Illinois University.
ALT Adult female American dog tick, species Dermacentor variabilis, securely contained in vial. Photo credit: Dr. Elliott Zieman - Eastern Illinois University.
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5 Apr 2023
Asthma was the 1st symptom I associated with eating red meat; I wasn't diagnosed until I had anaphylactic rxns yrs later. More like 10 minutes after eating in my case. I had to eat liver pâté at my doctor's office to convince her that my reactions were real. #listentopatients
5 Apr 2023
23.23% of patients with #asthma and 33.56% of those with a #VitaminD deficiency reported an #alphagal reaction within five minutes of exposure, said @DrJenPlatt of @TBCU2018 and @UNCpublichealth at #AAAAI23. @alphagal_info @twoalphagals
bit.ly/3mfdufl
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1 Apr 2023
In Boston today sharing analysis with resident researchers on housing affordability as part of a collaboration with MIT’s Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative. The storytelling that @emmalwalters and Julia de Souza Campos Paiva did led to powerful storytelling and conversation…
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7 Apr 2023
I passed my proposal defense today. Grateful to my committee members Daniel Schneider, Faranak Miraftab, @VectorCollector and @urbprof for their support, encouragement and guidance as I embark on this journey. #research #milestone #gratitude
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7 Apr 2023
“The Illinois Department of Public Health works with the Illinois Natural History Survey Medical Entomology Laboratory to conduct active tick surveillance.“
29 Jul 2022
“Find Out Where the Ticks Are in Illinois and What Species Are Confirmed in Your County“ bit.ly/3Ozryst
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7 Apr 2023
I have no doubt @alphagal_info is gonna deliver big time with their new YouTube channel!
5 Apr 2023
Tick tips #1
Wrap the tops of your boots with double-sided carpet tape. Watch the video to see why! I got this tip from @VectorCollector, who shares all the best tick bite prevention tricks. Follow her for more!
youtube.com/shorts/fX2IW-I6i…
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7 Apr 2023
They’re baaaaack! Lone star ticks are active, hungry, and in pursuit across their occupied territory in Illinois.
Want to see where we’ve found them with repeat quantitative dragging across the state for the past 4 years?
Check out the IDPH maps here!
go.illinois.edu/illinois-tic…
20 May 2021
Want to see lone star tick nymphs in action, crawling up off the forest floor and running up my boot in pursuit of me? Here you go!
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7 Apr 2023
Still my favorite @TicksRock!
20 May 2021
Also, best tick quote ever: "If you...sit down in the woods within 20 or 30 meters of a lone star tick, it can cross that distance in less than a minute. They are known as “pursuit ticks” says Gaff—or, as she likes to put it, “They will chase you down and take your lunch money.”
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7 Apr 2023
Watching a movie, I tell my 9-yr old: “But, you can see an upside if you choose to - the most challenging adverse circumstances & unfair situations - can create the best leaders.”
She replies: “And, supervillains!”
Touché. A new perspective & opportunity to develop sympathy.
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4 Apr 2023
How many ticks did I spot along a #SanFrancisco #BayArea trail? Just behind suburban backyards? Here are 4 of SO MANY! @Lymenews @CAPublicHealth @BayAreaLyme @CDCgov @NIH #Tick #Lyme @JV @NYTHealth @UCSFMedicine @UCSF
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4 Apr 2023
How can we predict species responses to #climatechange if they are going to experience temperatures that we have not observed yet? New paper in @PNASNews led by Ty Wagner incorporates thermal tolerances into statistical models of abundance. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.22…
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4 Apr 2023
Don't miss the great, new NPR episode about alpha-gal syndrome!
"What's new is that we have patients who really just have GI symptoms"
Follow experts @scott_commins and @SarahMcGillMD if you are interested in this condition.
kvcrnews.org/2023-04-02/tick…
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29 Mar 2023
"The current paradigm is that GI doctors should rarely think about food allergies, because those are problems of kids, not adults, and symptoms in allergies should occur reproducibly after exposure. That’s just not true in alpha-gal allergy." 1/
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27 Mar 2023
Check out our interactive tick map that documents the counties in Illinois where the different tick species have been confirmed and the types of pathogens present in those ticks: idph.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Ma…
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27 Mar 2023
To avoid tick bites, conduct a thorough tick-check for yourself, your children and pets after spending time in and near wooded areas, tall grass, and brush. Removing ticks within a 24-hour period reduces the risk of potential disease transmission.
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26 Mar 2023
It's time for #callnotes the bird mnemonic quiz challenge. The first to name today's mystery bird will be the winner 🏆 🥇 listen for: tea dear dear dear hear dear and tea-too. Was once lumped now properly restored to its former distinctive glory. Named after the male's pattern.
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25 Mar 2023
Where do you find lone star ticks, which are the parasite most associated with alpha-gal syndrome in the U.S. ? iNaturalist can help. Surprised to see two reports from Winnipeg! Photograph and iNat your tick sightings, folks!
inaturalist.org/observations…
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22 Mar 2023
📢A guide to mosquitoes in the Pacific is finally online!
Thanks to everyone in our amazing vector community that provided input and insight. Also big shout out to the Pacific Community @spc_cps for providing open access publishing.
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purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/79h…
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20 Mar 2023
We had a successful sandfly surveillance in an emerging endemic areas of Kajiado County, Kenya. We thank @icipe, @KEMRI_Kenya & @NIHFunding along with both Dr. Damaris Matoke & Dr. Dan Masiga.
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