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Missourians asked to mail in ticks for research
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and last updated 2021-04-07 15:15:15-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Next time you take a walk in the wilderness, researchers are asking you to save any ticks that may stick to you and mail them in.
Missouri Department of Conservation and A.T. Still University in Kirksville are partnering on a two-year research study to try to determine the presence of tick species in the state and any disease-producing agents they may have.
According to a news release sent out by the MDC, Missouri is home to three common species of ticks that bite humans: lone star tick, American dog tick, and deer tick.
MDC and A.T. Still University are asking Missourians to save ticks they find and send them to the University for scientific research to learn more about ticks and pathogens they may carry.
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