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Author: Sarah Short
Inaugural Ohio Regional Tick Symposium – a huge Success!
On October 15, 2021, we welcomed over 80 attendees at the Ohio Regional Tick Symposium from academia, industry, public health, human and animal medicine/primary care, land management and extension! Participants learned about the ticks and tickborne diseases that are invading Ohio and other states in the region, as well as strategies to control them and protect humans and animals. Moreover, attendees participated in networking and breakout sessions where they got to interact with people outside of their disciplines and discuss how research and control can work together to combat the spread of tickborne diseases. Read more about this exciting event here:
https://idi.osu.edu/news-articles/ohio-regional-tick-symposium
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Save the Date: Inaugural Ohio Regional Tick Symposium
Join us on October 15th, 2021 at the 4H center on the Ohio State campus for the first Ohio Regional Tick Symposium. This one-day research symposium 
will bring researchers, public health officials, health practitioners, and pest management specialists together to facilitate discussions and share ongoing research. We’re excited to announce the two Keynote Speakers: Dr. Ben Beard, Deputy Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Dr. Kirby Stafford, Chief Scientist/State Entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
More information can be found here.
Registration will open in summer 2021. For registration updates, follow this link and submit your information.
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Introduction to Veterinary Entomology
An introduction to the fascinating world of Veterinary Entomology and arthropod pests that impact the health of domestic animals. This course is approved for CE credit by the Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board (OVMLB) on an hour per hour basis. It can be completed in 3-6 hours.
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Veterinary Entomology: Mites and Ticks
The goals of this on-line course are to introduce you to mites and ticks, as well as highlight som
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Stay tick-safe this spring!
This time of year, we would normally be sharing information about tick-borne disease and tick safety with thousands of attendees at our “Tick Tock, Tick Talk” exhibit at the COSI Science Festival. In lieu of that this year, we made a social distancing appropriate tick safety video! Enjoy!
Lyme Disease in Ohio Continues to Increase
By: Sarah Short and Spencer Blankenship (OSU Biology Undergraduate)
As the 2019 season wraps up, reports indicate that occurrences of Lyme disease continue to increase in Ohio. From 2009 to 2018, the number of cases has increased over 500%! (Figure 1)
Data from the Ohio Department of Health https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/zoonotic-disease-program/resources/lyme-disease
Lyme has been expanding westward across Pennsylvania and occurrences in Ohio are primarily in the Eastern half of the state (Figure 2). 2019 reports indicate the worst year yet for Lyme, with 371 cases reported as of October 21st.
Data from the Ohio Department of Health https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/zoonotic-disease-program/resources/lyme-disease