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Study: Prescribed forest fire lowers tick population, pathogen transmission

According to a group of experts, prescribed fire, which is a tool widely utilized by forest managers and landowners to fight invasive species, enhance wildlife habitat, and restore ecosystem health, may also help decrease tick populations and the spread of disease viruses they carry. ....

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Prescribed fire could reduce tick populations and pathogen transmission

Prescribed fire a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health also could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and the transmission of disease pathogens they carry, according to a team of scientists.
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