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Carroll College Professor of Biology Grant Hokit drags a white cloth through brush outside of Condon, MT looking for ticks. Hokit surveys for ticks statewide for the Montana health department.

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Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment

by Aaron Bolton August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Health departments struggle to adequately survey for ticks to warn doctors about new species and the diseases they carry.

Ticks can carry more than a dozen different disease-causing agents, including toxins, allergens, bacteria, parasites and viruses.

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Tick risks vary by region. Here’s where diseases have spread and how to stay safe

by Pien Huang June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here’s what to know to protect yourself.

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Lyme disease conference meets in Providence

by Gabrielle Lorthe, Lynn Arditi and Allie Lewis October 26, 2018December 5, 2023

The Lyme Disease Association’s 19th annual conference takes place in Providence this weekend. The event is expected to draw doctors and researchers from universities across the country, but it also brings up a source of controversy among the medical community. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted to humans through the bite of infected deer ticks, […]