On Apache lands, progress in a long war against ticks and the disease they spread

by admin January 15, 2025

written by admin January 15, 2025

San Carlos Animal Control specialist Timothy Nozie and entomologist Maureen Brophy are greeted by a dog after putting a tick collar on him on Dec. 6, 2024, on the San Carlos Apache Nation. As part of an effort to reduce tick-borne illnesses, Brophy and her CDC colleagues are teaming up with local animal control to tackle the tick population.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led response on Apache lands in Arizona is helping save lives.

(Image credit: Caitlin O’Hara for NPR)

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