Old Dominion University Professor Holly Gaff and her @ODUTickTeam were featured on WAVY TV 10, talking about ticks in the Hampton Roads region. In particular, Holly Gaff spoke about how some tick-borne illnesses may resemble COVID-19 symptoms. wavy.com/news/local-new…

Our tick surveillance program is looking to hire a research staff. If you are interested in tracking the emergence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in New York, email me: [email protected]

Just launched 🚀: Online Tick Training Course! We are excited to share a FREE online "Tick 101" course developed by SECVBD tick experts Holly Gaff and Dr. Alexis L. White and with support by UF IFAS Solutions. Learn more and enroll here: ow.ly/Y3k250ELH21

Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography dlvr.it/S0LrVV

Many thanks to ⁦Holly Gaff⁩ for letting me tag along on your tick hunt today on the #ESVA. Now I have a new way to play bingo!

👀 On a quest for #CEUs? Don't forget about our FREE online mosquito & tick courses! Check out our website to see more details and which states are currently approved for credit: cdcsercoevbd-flgateway.org/training/ Photo credit: CDC

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The Illinois Natural History Survey Med Ent Lab is hiring for TWO salaried jobs in #mosquito & #tick research/surveillance! Work w/outstanding colleagues in a great environment! Deadline April 11th! Sr. Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/5n86ajyy Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/2p8ywjym

The @FL_VBDCoE has partnered with researchers from Old Dominion University, University of South Carolina and GaDeptPublicHealth to conduct target tick sampling along shared interstate border counties. About 20,000 ticks were collected and are currently undergoing a multi-center pooled screening for Rickettsia and Ehrlichia species.

Celebrating the amazing teamwork that led to the $10M renewal of our CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (SECVBD) & five more years of public health service to the SE. blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2022/07/1…

Congratulations @lisaluvsciens! Dr. Shollenberger received a 2-yr award from Virginia’s Commonwealth Health Research Board. @ShollyLab will work with collaborator, @WLHynes, to conduct a proof-of-concept study to develop vaccines against tick-borne diseases. #TBD #vaccines #CHRB

Help us prevent, detect, & respond to the Asian longhorned tick & Theileria orientalis Ikeda in the region. We are looking for 2 post docs to start in Jan/Feb 2023. Ideally they will work well together as a #team. Descriptions & how to apply below (1/4)

Join us on the coast and study marine megafauna! Asst Prof job (TT) focused on the biology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and/or evolution of megafauna inhabiting the world’s oceans, including large fishes, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds. (1/2) jobs.odu.edu/postings/17184

Tickbots have taken over ⁦University of South Carolina⁩! Ticks beware! ⁦Kyndall Dye-Braumuller⁩ ⁦Lauren Turner⁩ ⁦Southeastern Center of Excellence in VBD⁩ ⁦Hanna Waltz⁩

We need to talk. Opossums just don't eat nearly as many ticks as folks have been led to believe. It's not the opossum's fault - ticks just aren't a great food source. You understand, right? 📷 Jessica Bolser/USFWS

Super presentation about the Tick Bot by Dr. Alexis L. White from the @ODUTickTeam. This technology has potential for tick surveillance & control. Exciting to see innovative solutions being developed for important public health issues EntSoc - Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America MUVE ESA Holly Gaff

We are hiring! We are looking for a Manager for the Biological Sciences support facility. This is a fulltime position with benefits. Start date is as soon as possible. Please spread the word. jobs.odu.edu/postings/18640

Thought ticks were terrifying? They just got worse. Turns out they can use static electricity ⚡️ to launch through the air onto hosts, including you! Here's a thread about our new paper w/ Katie Lihou, Daniel Robert, out today in Current Biology doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.… 🧵👇