Episode Summary

Mandy Roome, PhD, is a researcher at the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety. Her current project is on tick-borne diseases on Vermont farms. She shares about the tick-borne diseases common to each region and how farmers can protect themselves, since avoiding outdoor work is not likely for a farmer.

Episode Resources

CDC, Check what the common ticks are in your state at https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/about/where-ticks-live.html

NIOSH, for general information on Tick-Borne Diseases: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/tick-borne/default.html

CDC, Tick Bite Data Tracker