WBJQ-FM (97.9 in Portland) highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab testing service, encouraging Mainers to “take the guesswork out of tick bites” by sending in their samples. For $15, the Tick Lab will test for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and tularemia. Results are usually […]
News Center Maine reported that researchers at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab are seeing an increase in the number of deer tick samples. So far, they have received 1,350 deer tick submissions in 2022, which is a significant increase compared to the 900 samples received this time last year. About 60% of […]
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, about areas in Maine with lower tick populations. Dill explained that the number of ticks in a given area seems to correspond to the habitat. In the southern part of the state and along the coast is more […]
The Bangor Daily News cited data from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab in an article about the various disease-carrying ticks that can be found in Maine. According to the UMaine Extension Tick Lab, Lyme disease was first reported in Maine in 1986, and cases have been steadily increasing ever since.
Maine CDC marks Lyme Disease Awareness Month sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.