Sentences with phrase «tailed deer diseases»

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«These data confirm what we have suspected for some time — that due to the increase in white - tailed deer on Staten Island, the incidence rate of Lyme disease — carried by black - legged ticks — is also rising,» Oddo said in a statement.

Lyme disease has become more prevalent in Staten Island due to the population boom of white - tailed deer in the borough.

Warmer winters, wetter and earlier springs (which expand the time during which ticks can pick up the disease), increased humidity, and greener environments can all contribute to the increased incidence of ticks and the growing populations of hosts, including large mammals like white - tailed deer; smaller ones such as white - footed mice, the principal carrier of Lyme disease; and many species of birds.

They feed on the white tailed deer and transmit a Lyme - like disease called STARI (southern tick associated rash illness).

After graduating from Cornell University with a BS in Animal Science, she worked on a thoroughbred horse farm in Ocala and two busy Ocala small animal hospitals before joining the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida to study diseases of white - tailed deer, tortoises, iguanas, sea turtles, Mediterranean turtles, alligators, boas, pythons, and even rattlesnakes.

His previous research includes immune resistance to Salmonella enteritidis in poultry, pathology of tuberculosis in white - tailed deer and a 42 - month study of Johne's disease prevention.

Warmer winters allow for range expansions of white - tailed deer and deer ticks, increasing the incidence of Lyme disease.