Naturally Speaking: Dr. Holly Gaff - The Challenging and Complex Ecology of Ticks
Schedule
Thu May 15 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA, United States, Virginia 23601 | Newport News, VA
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The Virginia Living Museum’s Naturally Speaking Lecture Series is an in-person interactive discussion that brings fascinating details about our local, regional and global ecosystems directly to you!Tick-borne diseases are on the rise worldwide, and there is a lot of interest to reduce the burden of these diseases. Ticks and tick-borne pathogens are not well studied partly owing to their challenging biology. The dynamics of tick-borne pathogens includes multi-year systems of weather, habitat, and environmental factors plus the availability of hosts required for each life stage. The Old Dominion University Tick Research Team has been tracking tick populations and their related pathogens through an active surveillance project since 2009. The findings of this long-term surveillance project will be discussed in light of the complex ecology of the region and the resulting tick populations.
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524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA, United States, Virginia 23601Event Location & Nearby Stays:
