Ticks on the rise: Strategies for preventing disease
Fueled by warming temperatures and wetter climates, tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease and babesiosis are becoming more prevalent across the U.S. In this panel discussion, researchers and clinicians discussed strategies for prevention—including education, vaccine development, and surveillance—and interventions to safeguard communities in an evolving landscape.
SPEAKERS
Cassandra Pierre, Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine; Medical Director of Public Health Programs and the Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Boston Medical Center
Richard Pollack, Senior Environmental Public Health Officer, Harvard University
Gaurab Basu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
MODERATOR
Dave Epstein, Meteorologist and Horticulturalist; Correspondent, The Boston Globe; Meteorologist, WGBH
