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The best way to prevent tick bites is to do daily tick checks when you come in from outside activities. In New England, the most common types of ticks are dog ticks and black legged (deer) ticks. We also have winter ticks, also known as moose ticks since they attach to moose. We are starting to see a few lone star ticks, which are more common down south. Check your body, feel for bumps, and doublecheck those freckles! Send us any ticks you find.

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Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

When hiking, stay in the middle of the path to help avoid ticks grabbing onto you from nearby branches are grasses. Always do a tick check after outdoor activity to prevent tick bites. Mail us any ticks you find!

Tick questionnaires ➡️ BebopLabs.org/send-ticks

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Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

Happy Summer! Always do a tick check after outdoor activity to prevent tick bites. Mail us any ticks you find! Photoed are two adult male dog ticks.

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Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

TIME article about Lyme disease symptoms.
https://time.com/7295491/lyme-disease-symptoms-arthritis-brain-fog

Bebop Labs in the news!
Article ➡️ www.concordmonitor.com/ticks-new-hampshire-disease-61719249

Tick Checks
- Look for poppy seed sized ticks.
- Feel for small bumps.
- Check any freckles.

Peak Season
- May is peak blacklegged tick (akak deer tick) season.
- About 40% of blacklegged ticks in NH tested for disease.

Send us Ticks
- We are still collecting ticks for data!
- Mail us any ticks you find along with a questionnaire on when & where you found them.

Tick questionnaires ➡️ BebopLabs.org/send-ticks

Our research publication publications ➡️ BebopLabs.org/our-publications

Donations ➡️ BebopLabs.org/donations/bebop-labs-donation
Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

BABESIOSIS

Scientific Names:
- Babesia microti
- B. divergens
- B. duncani
- An unnamed agent called M01

Transmission:
- Blacklegged tick bite (Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes pacificus)
- Blood transfusions

Note: A single tick can transmit multiple infections at one time. The presence of multiple infections tends to further complicate diagnosis and treatments.

Signs and Symptoms:
Usually asymptomatic; some develop flu-like symptoms and since Babesia parasites infect RBC it can cause hemolytic anemia.

Pathogenesis:
A protozoan parasite that infects red blood cells

Treatment:
Asymptomatic people do not require treatment. For ill patients a combination of atovaquone and azithromycin; clindamycin and quinine.

Distribution:
Mainly in Northeast and upper Midwest.

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We are still collecting ticks--send us any ticks you find!
Tick questionnaires ➡️ BebopLabs.org/send-ticks

Our research publication publications ➡️ BebopLabs.org/our-publications

Donations ➡️ BebopLabs.org/donations/bebop-labs-donation
Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

ANAPLASMOSIS

Scientific Name:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Transmission:
- Blacklegged tick bite (Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus)
- American Dog tick bite (Dermacentor variabilis)
- Blood transfusions

Note: A single tick can transmit multiple infections at one time. The presence of multiple infections tends to further complicate diagnosis and treatments.

Signs and Symptoms:
- Fever
- Chills
- Headaches
- Muscle aches
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Loss of appetite
- This all leads to a weakened immune response

Pathogenesis:
A. phagocytophilum infect neutrophils and has variant surface proteins that also help it escape from your immune response.

Treatment:
Doxycycline

Distribution:
New England accounts for about 90% of the cases of anaplasmosis yearly, and ticks are commonly found carrying anaplasmosis throughout US.

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We are still collecting ticks--send us any ticks you find!

Tick questionnaires ➡️ BebopLabs.org/send-ticks

Our research publication publications ➡️ BebopLabs.org/our-publications

Donations ➡️ BebopLabs.org/donations/bebop-labs-donation
Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

LYME DISEASE

Scientific Names:
1. Borrelia burgdorferi
2. Borrelia mayonii
3. Borrelia afzelii
4. Borrelia garinii

Transmission:
- Blacklegged tick bite (Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes ricinus)
- Can cross the placenta during pregnancy

Signs and Symptoms
- Some cases see the classic bulls-eye rash (erythema migrans)
- Flu-like symptoms
- Fever
- Chills
- Leading to late-onset disease: arthritis, muscle aches, brain fog, facial palsies

Pathogenesis:
B. burgdorferi starts off as a spirochete spreading through the lymphatic and circulatory systems. It can hide from the immune response by changing it’s “skin” and going to places that immune system isn’t as strong like bones, muscles, and brain tissues. Later onset infection, B. burgdorferi will change its shape and become a biofilm.

Treatment:
Early on-set disease is treated with doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime axetil

Distribution:
Across US and worldwide, highest in June and July.

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We are still collecting ticks--send us any ticks you find!

Tick questionnaires ➡️ BebopLabs.org/send-ticks

Our research publication publications ➡️ BebopLabs.org/our-publications

Donations ➡️ BebopLabs.org/donations/bebop-labs-donation
Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

The month of May is peak blacklegged tick (akak deer tick) season. Watch out for these poppy seed sized ticks. Feel for bumps on the skin and check all freckles. Tick checks are a great way to prevent tick bites! We are still collecting ticks for data. Mail us any ticks you find along with a questionnaire on where and where you found them.

Tick questionnaires ➡️ BebopLabs.org/send-ticks
Our research publication publications ➡️ BebopLabs.org/our-publications

Donations ➡️ BebopLabs.org/donations/bebop-labs-donation
Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.

Five Ways to Create Tick-Safe Landscape
1. Keep lawn mowed.
2. Keep ferns because they have a natural pesticide.
3. Rakes leaves because ticks lay eggs in leaf litter.
4. Put tick tubes in wood piles and stonewalls where there are small rodents for ticks to feed on.
5. Make a perimeter with wood chips or use a spray (bifenthrin) to protect tick-safe zone. But sprays kill our bees.

Tick questionnaires ➡️ BebopLabs.org/send-ticks

Our research publication publications ➡️ BebopLabs.org/our-publications

Donations ➡️ BebopLabs.org/donations/bebop-labs-donation
Bebop Labs is a volunteer-run organization. Throughout the year we apply for grants and ask for donations to make tick testing free.