Ticks and Tickborne Diseases: How to Protect Yourself and Your Pets with Dr. Becky Smith
Schedule
Mon Jun 17 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
801 N Country Fair Dr, Ste D, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61821 | Champaign, IL
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Each summer as we venture out into our yards and natural areas we are reminded of the potential for contact with ticks and tickborne diseases. Join the East Central Illinois Master Naturalists and Dr. Becky Smith for “Ticks and Tickborne Diseases of Illinois” on Monday, June 17 at 7 pm in the Champaign Extension Auditorium, 801 N Country Fair Dr., Champaign, IL 61821 or online.Learn where ticks and tickborne diseases have been found in Illinois, how climate change may affect them in the future, and how that change may impact us as we explore the outdoors. Learn how personal protective measures and landscape management can protect people and animals from ticks and the diseases they transmit.
Dr. Becky Smith is an epidemiologist with the Midwest Center of Vector-Borne Diseases, the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine. Her research uses mathematical and statistical modeling to understand and prevent infectious diseases.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, contact Karla Griesbaum at [email protected].
Register at go.illinois.edu/TicksAndDiseases
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Where is it happening?
801 N Country Fair Dr, Ste D, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61821Event Location & Nearby Stays:
