Lyme disease
Lyme disease
September 5, 2019
Draft Guidelines Released for Treatment of Lyme Disease
As a particularly pervasive summer for ticks on the Island winds down, the Infectious Disease Society of America has released new draft guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
July 12, 2018
New Maps Document Spread of Ticks
Maps prepared by cartographer Chris Seidel document the spread of deer ticks, dog ticks and lone star ticks.
February 1, 2018
Deer Harvest Is Up, Bolstering Work of Tick-Borne Illness Programs
Island hunters took nearly 800 deer during the 2017 deer hunting season, the highest harvest in at least 16 years, according to recently released state data.
November 30, 2017
Shotgun Hunting Season Brings Gift of Venison, Research Opportunities
Shotgun hunting season began Monday, and the weigh station was busy this week with hunters, biologists collecting ticks, and a new deer donation program.
October 19, 2017
Deer Season Brings New Options for Hunters
Island boards of health and a nonprofit partner are rolling out a new program to help hunters donate and process venison on the Island.
August 30, 2017
Initiative to Reduce Deer Herd Dominates Tick Discussion
Efforts to reduce the Island deer herd, and an apparent spread of lone star ticks, topped a presentation this week.
August 17, 2017
Lone Star Ticks Are on the Move
Island biologist Richard Johnson has been documenting an apparent spread of lone star ticks inland from Aquinnah and Chappaquiddick this summer.
January 26, 2017
Despite Some Pushback, Oak Bluffs Stays the Course on Deer Hunt Idea
Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday decided to stay the course after revisiting their decision to back an expanded deer hunting season on the Island.
January 17, 2017
Selectmen in Three Towns Join the Call for Added Deer Hunt
Amid growing concern about Lyme disease, selectmen in Edgartown, Aquinnah and West Tisbury this week agreed to join the call for adding another two-week deer hunt next January.
January 11, 2017
Oak Bluffs, Chilmark Unanimously Back Extra Deer Hunt
Selectmen in Oak Bluffs and Chilmark last night threw their full support behind a plan to add a second two-week shotgun season for deer in January next year.
