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Of mice & ticks: Using ecology to prevent Lyme disease, New York, NY
April 4, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies for a conversation with Dr. Rick Ostfeld, a disease ecologist and national expert on Lyme disease ecology. April 4, 7 pm.
Dr. Ostfeld will discuss: why ticks and tick-borne disease are on the rise, how wildlife influences our risk of getting sick, and ways that ecology can inform tick management and make the outdoors safer for people and pets.
Discover why white-footed mice are public enemy #1, how opossums are allies in the fight against Lyme disease, and how climate change is allowing blacklegged ticks to thrive in the Northeast.
Ostfeld will also discuss The Tick Project, a five-year study aimed at reducing Lyme disease where people are most at risk.
Location:
The Jerome L. Greene Performing Space
44 Charlton Street
NY, NY 10014
Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Tickets: $20
Students: Free
