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July 1

Ticks on the rise: Strategies for preventing disease

Environment & Climate Health
The Earth with ticks crawling on it
Location
Virtual

Time

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums
Event Site

Fueled by warming temperatures and wetter climates, tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease and babesiosis are becoming more prevalent across the U.S. How can we protect ourselves? This panel discussion brings together researchers and clinicians to discuss strategies for prevention—including education, vaccine development, and surveillance—and interventions to safeguard communities in an evolving landscape. 

Register for free to submit your questions.   

An on-demand video will be posted after the event. 

Speakers

Gaurab Basu

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Gaurab Basu

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 
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Richard Pollack

Senior Environmental Public Health Officer, Harvard University
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Moderator

Dave Epstein

Meteorologist and Horticulturalist; Correspondent, The Boston Globe; Meteorologist, WGBH
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