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To Fight Tick-Borne Disease, Someone Has To Catch Ticks

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Last year, Tom Mather caught 15,000 deer ticks in the woods of southern Rhode Island. "People really need to become tick literate," the University of Rhode Island researcher says. (Brian Mullen for NPR)
Last year, Tom Mather caught 15,000 deer ticks in the woods of southern Rhode Island. "People really need to become tick literate," the University of Rhode Island researcher says. (Brian Mullen for NPR)

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