Tuesday, November 17, 2020

When temperatures rise, dog ticks more likely to choose humans over canines


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/b-wtr110820.php

 

News Release 16-Nov-2020
American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

 

A variety of ticks that carry the bacteria causing the deadly disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) are more than twice as likely to shift their feeding preference from dogs to humans when temperatures rise, a sign that climate change could expand and intensify human disease risks, according to a new study presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).


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