Pennsylvania leads the nation in the incidence of Lyme disease and has for 11 of the past 12 years.

Lyme disease is spread by ticks. The largest study of its kind on ticks is underway in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab is one of only three nationwide and is analyzing data from 30,000 tick exposures from 2019 to 2021.

Joining us on The Spark Tuesday was Dr. Nicole Chinnici, laboratory director for the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory – home of the Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab, located at East Stroudsburg University.

Get the tick you find tested.

Pennsylvania leads the nation in the incidence of Lyme disease and has for 11 of the past 12 years.
Lyme disease is spread by ticks. The largest study of its kind on ticks is underway in Pennsylvania.
<a href="https://www.ticklab.org/about">The Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab</a> is one of only three nationwide and is analyzing data from 30,000 tick exposures from 2019 to 2021.
Joining us on The Spark Tuesday was Dr. Nicole Chinnici, laboratory director for the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory – home of the Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab, located at East Stroudsburg University.
<a href="https://www.ticklab.org/test-my-tick">Get the tick you find tested.</a>

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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