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\n\t\t\tMetabarcoding Analysis of Northeast Tick Species: Feeding Behavior and Pathogen Carriage in Odiorne Point State Park\t<\/h1>\n\t

Learn more about Adrianna George’s senior thesis project and how you can help!<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tWhat is this project?\t<\/h2>\n\t

Adrianna George is a senior Animal Science student at the University of New Hampshire, and is in the process of completing her Senior Thesis Capstone. Between the months of September-October, she is collecting\u00a0 ticks from Odiorne Point State Park to characterize their feeding ecology and pathogen carriage.<\/p>\n

Fundamentally, she wants to see what bacterial pathogens are present in the park’s ticks, and what furry hosts they have been feeding on!<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tHow can you help?\t<\/h2>\n\t

Tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease and anaplasmosis, are on the rise, with New England being an epicenter for disease. It is important to do surveys of popular areas to understand how prevalent the pathogens (disease-causing agents) are, so public health officials and citizens like you can stay informed! Data collection for projects like this relies on citizen science participation to move forward. Without it, we wouldn’t have any specimens to test!<\/p>\n

If you find a tick while in Odiorne Point State Park, follow these steps to submit it for research:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Remove it carefully (if embedded).\u00a0<\/strong>Follow the steps in the following image for safe removal. Try to make sure the tick is as whole as possible (including the head) when removed!<\/li>\n
  2. Bring it to the tick collection box in the entrance of the Seacoast Science Center Building<\/strong>. If you aren’t sure where this is, ask park staff or a SSC naturalist – they will be happy to point you in the correct direction!<\/li>\n
  3. Put the tick in a small plastic bag, write the date, seal the bag, and drop it into the<\/strong>\u00a0box.\u00a0<\/strong>Make sure the bag is sealed tight so it doesn’t escape!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You’re all set!<\/strong> Thank you for your contribution. Stay tuned with the Current Data page to see how the project is progressing!<\/p>\n

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    *10\/27\/25 – Tick collection has concluded! Thank you all for your contributions. See Current Data for preliminary results!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"18_293708_tick_removal_rectangle_print\"\n\t

    CDC Ticks<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about what to do after a tick bite!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"9426d77d-8c77-4d91-99d2-75c68cbb3aa2~1\"\n

    \n\t\t\tCurrent data \t<\/h2>\n\t

    Click here to see consistently updated progress, such as tick counter and preliminary results!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDashboard\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"meed\"\n\t\t\t\t\"Screenshot\n

    \n\t\t\tLearn about the lab!\t<\/h2>\n\t

    Adrianna is a student in the Microbial Ecology and Emerging Diseases laboratory (MEED), which works closely with the Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, at the\u00a0 University of New Hampshire. Learn more about the both of the labs and their work here:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMEED Lab\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHubbard Center for Genome Studies \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

    \n\t\t\tWant to learn more?\t<\/h2>\n\t

    Visit these sites to learn more about ticks and how they are important for understanding disease and New England ecology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Hampshire DHHS – Tick-Borne Diseases\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNH – Tick Biology and Management\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNH – Multi-University Tick Surveillance Project\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Metabarcoding Analysis of Northeast Tick Species: Feeding Behavior and Pathogen Carriage in Odiorne Point State Park Learn more about Adrianna George’s senior thesis project and how you can help! What is this project? Adrianna George is a senior Animal Science student at the University of New Hampshire, and is in the process of completing her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/akg1036\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}