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ticks & tick-borne pathogens

Ticks and the diseases they carry are spreading. Can this drug stamp them out?

A small study showed that feeding deer a type of ivermectin reduced the number of ticks drinking their blood. (Yes, it’s that ivermectin. No, you shouldn’t eat it.)
Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites
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Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites

Alaska health and wildlife officials are taking steps to track undesirable parasites showing up in the state.

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