Coming soon, the Tick Risk Calculator is designed to give you a personalized risk assessment score and prevention strategy plan.

Rhode Island Tick Encounter Risk Map

Where in Rhode Island do you have the highest risk for encountering a nymphal black-legged tick? Our interactive map allows you to compare state tick encounter risk between the years 1994 - 2008. The white areas depict places where appropriate tick habitat is absent.

Are you concerned about the serious health threat caused by ticks?

Would you like to make appropriate tick-borne diseases prevention programming more widely available? If you answered yes to these questions, please consider supporting the Tick Encounter Resource Center at the University of Rhode Island. Proceeds help support tick-bite prevention programs.