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I got to give my first talk after maternity leave this morning at the School of Biological Sciences Understanding Health and Disease symposium. A nerve-racking return but enjoyable nevertheless! #PhD #Ixodes #Ticks #TickborneDisease #Lyme #NorthernIreland

Now in press in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD #OpenAccess ▶️sciencedirect.com/science/articl… # Ticks #Tick-borne diseases #Wildlife reservoirs #Slovakia

Ready for the summer? Don't forget to protect yourself from ticks! Ticks can carry pathogens that cause serious illnesses. Tick-borne encephalitis (#TBE) being one of them, can lead to issues with the central nervous system. How to keep yourself safe? bit.ly/4ce3B6v

Don't let ticks & the potential risk of #LymeDisease stop you from enjoying the outdoors. 🌳🌲🌼🌺 Dr Kayleigh Hansford, our Principal Medical Entomologist, shares what to look out for & how to avoid being bitten. Read more: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/21/wha… #BeTickAware #BeLymeAware

The Graduate School 🐾 Traditional antiparasitic treatments face resistance and environmental concerns, highlighting the need for a One Health approach. My research investigates how pet behaviors, influenced by owners and environments, impact parasite risk. #tweetyourthesis

Tick-borne encephalitis and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever are two viruses carried by ticks in Europe. There are other pathogens as well. lymedisease.org/chesney-tick-s… #ticks

My PhD takes a #OneHealth look at ticks and tick-borne diseases in Northern Ireland. By recognising the interconnection between people, animals, and their shared environment, we can use comprehensive techniques to tackle the problem. #TweetYourThesis The Graduate School

Job alert 📢 Come work with me, Neil Reid and a great team of biodiversity and climate folks as a postdoc! Deadline 24 July Yvonne Buckley Mark Emmerson jobs.ac.uk/job/DIK345/res…

Just like people, #dogs are at risk of getting bitten by a tick and infected with #LymeDisease & other illnesses. Veterinarians share their expert tips on how to prevent tick bites and what to do if your dog has a tick attached, via BestLife bestlifeonline.com/ticks-on-dogs/

When I want to take a break from writing ✍️ but still want to work on my PhD, I use BioRender to create figures specific to my project. This helps me recharge while staying on task 🧠 #PhD #Ticks #TickBorneDisease #Ricinus #LymeDisease

Interdisciplinary 'OneHealth' PhD opportunity available Queen's University Belfast 🎓: Understanding invasive species and risks to human health as the environment and climate changes Supervised between QUB Public Health School of Biological Sciences Funding open to international candidates! findaphd.com/phds/project/u…

Excellent opportunities for international PhD candidates only, on a nice range of projects linking human, animal and environmental health including viruses and bacteria

Ticks are tiny and so well camouflaged in dark clothing! Lighter coloured trousers and socks are the way to go! #Ticks #TickBorneDisease #Lyme #NorthernIreland #Ireland #PhD instagram.com/reel/C8AWRO0tJ…

We are pleased to share results from our recent Lyme Disease Experience Survey.   Thanks to everyone who responded, we had an amazing response & are very grateful to all who took part!   We have an overview for 🇬🇧& 🇮🇪 combined, all 🇬🇧, 🇮🇪 only & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 only. lymeresourcecentre.com/survey-new

Magheramorne Estate provided a beautiful backdrop to chat about some of my research to vets from across Northern Ireland at the MSD Animal Health Bravecto Injectable launch last night 🥂 #IxodesRicinus #Ticks #TickborneDisease #PhD #NorthernIreland #LymeDisease

A warm and engaging evening at North of Ireland Veterinary Association Spring Meeting hosted by School of Biological Sciences & IGFS Thank you for chuckling politely at all my tick-based puns! #IxodesRicinus #Zoonoses #TickborneDisease #LymeDisease #PhD #OneHealth

Collecting ticks in Fermanagh again - this time for the National Tick Survey. Members of the public/vets/clinicians can also get involved with the UK Tick Surveillance Scheme here: gov.uk/guidance/tick-… #Ixodes #Zoonoses #TickborneDisease #LymeDisease #OneHealth

An engaging and informative evening “interrogating the data” with ADRC NI

A huge thanks to Dr Ally Hughes (Volunteer, Tick Talk Scotland in partnership with STEM Ambassadors in Scotland) for her Tick Talk: “Lyme Disease in a Changing Climate” as part of Pint of Science UK #Pint25 last night! #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth