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Cases of babesiosis, a rare tick-borne disease, are on the rise throughout the Northeast, according to a recent study and report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Pronounced ‘ba-bee-zee-oh-ses,” the infection is spread by bites from deer ticks, also known as black-legged ticks. The ticks can transmit microscopic parasite babesia microti, which can […]

Patrick Roden-Reynolds will take the reins from Richard “Dick” Johnson at the Martha’s Vineyard Tick-borne Illness Reduction Initiative. Johnson is the long-time director of the Tick Program, a Dukes County initiative sponsored by the boards of health of the six Island towns. He has been studying ticks on the Island, and working to reduce the […]