Some more references

There is a lot of information on the web and in the lay and scientific literature about ticks and tickborne diseases. Here are only a few references that we found helpful – there are many more.

Websites

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/gallery/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/realestate/ticks-gardening-2021.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/11/well/tick-disease-lyme.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/realestate/ticks-gardening-2021.html

https://awaytogarden.com/the-tick-borne-disease-equation-with-dr-rick-ostfeld-of-cary-institute/

https://awaytogarden.com/the-acorn-connections-with-dr-rick-ostfeld-ticks-gypsy-moths-songbirds-and-more/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/ticks-protect-lyme-deer-dog-lonestar/2021/05/22/6c41bb40-ba54-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html

https://skinparasites.ucdavis.edu/tick-biology

https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/the-two-decade-delay-in-lyme-disease-vaccines

Articles

Tickborne Diseases - Confronting a Growing Threat.  Catharine I Paules, Hilary D Marston, Marshall E Bloom, Anthony S Fauci  N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 23;379(8):701-703.

Species that can make us ill thrive in human habitats. Richard S Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7821):346-347.

Long-lasting Permethrin Impregnated Uniforms. Vaughn, Meagan F. et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2014 Volume 46(5), 473-480. 

Influence of the fabric colour for the ticks, Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus attachment. Szczepańska A, Kiewra D, Lonc E. Infect Dis (Lond). 2017 Jul;49(7):558-560.