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WPRI: Tick season in full swing
Date: 07.19.2011
Reported by: Nicole Estaphan
"It's summer, and that means it's tick season. The little bugs can pack a big punch if you're not careful.
'We are most concerned in Rhode Island about the nymphal stage deer tick. It transmits multiple diseases including Lyme Disease,' [Mather] said."
WPRI: R.I. warned about ticks
Date: 06.27.2010
Reported by: Stephen Schuler
"Most popular in coastal Rhode Island and Washington County, babesiosis infections often can lead to moderate flu-like symptoms. But for senior citizens and people with compromised immune systems, the outcome can turn out a lot worse.
'It's life-threatening, it's expensive, recovery is considerably longer than with Lyme Disease.'
Mather says the number of babesiosis cases have more than doubled since 2004"
WPRI: R.I. ticks don't mind cold weather
Date: 11.05.2010
Reporting by Pete Mangione: "Now that the weather is getting colder, you may think you're safe from contracting Lyme disease, which is carried by deer ticks – but think again. Ticks can be just as dangerous in the fall and winter months.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dr. Thomas Mather of the University of Rhode Island easily collected enough ticks to fill several test tubes, even after the first hard freeze of the season."
Watch the video interview and read the news report on WPRI.com
WJAR Channel 10 : Pre-treated clothes can repel ticks
Date: 5.19.2009
WJAR Channel 10 Health Check Reporter Barbara Morse Silva interviews Dr. Mather about the benefits of pre-treated clothes this month and throughout the summer.
Projo.com : "Through this URI entomologist, ticks talk
Date: 6.29.2009
The Providence Journal interviewed Dr. Mather about ticks and tick vaccines.
FoxNews.com : Five Tick Diseases You Should Know About
Date: 7.23.2008
Lyme disease isn't the only tick-transmitted disease causing concern around the USA this summer. In a recent article published on FoxNews.com, URI TickEncounter Resource Center's Thomas Mather helps journalist Marrecca Fiore (URI '97, Journalism) explain the regional nature of tick-transmitted diseases and what to look out for if you are bitten by a tick.
The New York Times : More Ticks, More Misery
Date: 7.29.2009
The New York Times has a story in their "Room for Debate" blog discussing whether the tick problem is getting worse. Read commentary from : Thomas Mather, professor of public health entomology; Felicia Keesing, biology professor; Richard S. Ostfeld, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; William L. Krinsky, entomologist; Daniel E. Sonenshine, Old Dominion University.
The Boston Globe : He Wants Ticks To Be Taken More Seriously
By Andrew Rimas, Globe Correspondent Boston Globe
Blood-sucking insects weren't Tom Mather's earliest love. As an undergraduate in Pennsylvania's Muhlenberg College, he started his academic life as a history major. But the future professor of Entomology at the University of Rhode Island (and unofficial tick guru of New England) was looking for a nobler calling. "My parents left me with the idea that you should do something good for the world," he said. "So, it became my role to prevent disease transmission through the bites of blood-sucking insects."
