The quest to better understand ticks continues. We shared longhorned tick information in the July 17 AHD Bulletin <Link>. Speaking at the AVMA conference last week, Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM, shared a range of tactics that affect how quickly ticks can spread disease. The overview differentiates the methods tick species use to find a host and factors that influence pathogen transfers.
Source: DVM 360, July 22, 2025. Link.
Also see: Handling the threat of ticks, AHD Archives, July 16, 2024. Link.
Image: Link.