Tues., 5/6, from 6 to 8 p.m., The Last Round Bar & Grille, 908 Purchase St., New Bedford . Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer! Free parking in rear of building.
Our guest Blake Dinius, entomologist educator for Plymouth Country, will discuss “The New Tick on the Block: The Lone Star Tick and Tick Biology 101.”
The Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is a historically southern species that has crept northward. It is associated with several diseases, and, of note, has been correlated with Alpha-Gal Syndrome – often termed “red meat allergy”—a condition that can result in allergic reactions to mammalian products, including red meat and dairy, and certain medications.
As tick populations spread, a little education can go a long way toward reducing and even preventing tick-borne diseases.
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