Did the combination of a mild winter and a cool spring have any effect on the ticks in our region this year? We'll talk about whether it's time to beware of ticks, what to do if you get a tick bite, and what the latest developments are with Lyme disease in Maine.
Guests:
Dr. Rob Smith, infectious disease expert at Intermed
Dr. Tom Mather, better known as ‘The Tick Guy,’ of the University of Rhode Island (via ISDN)
Chuck Lubelczyk, BS, MPH, Field Biologist, MMC Lyme & Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory
Click here for the University of Rhode Island's Tick Encounter resource center.
