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

General Information on Tick-Borne Disease, NIOSH

Check Your State and Where Ticks Live, CDC

Tick Bite Data Tracker, CDC