{"id":2903,"date":"2021-10-05T20:27:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T20:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/i-tick\/?p=2903"},"modified":"2021-10-05T20:27:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T20:27:44","slug":"using-small-mammals-to-find-ticks-and-tick-borne-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/i-tick\/2021\/10\/05\/using-small-mammals-to-find-ticks-and-tick-borne-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Using small mammals to find ticks and tick-borne diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that you can learn about ticks and tick-borne diseases that affect people by collecting ticks and blood samples from small mammals such as mice?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is one of the active surveillance methods the I-TICK program is currently performing to learn more about ticks and tick-borne diseases in Illinois.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We have identified habitats that are considered suitable habitats for ticks and small mammals. The goal of this work is to expand ongoing efforts in tick and tick-borne disease surveillance to include the trapping of small mammals that serve under natural conditions as a food source for ticks. Small mammals are humanely trapped using Sherman live traps that remain open overnight and are checked early the next morning for a small mammal occupant.<\/p>\n

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Any trapped animals are examined for ticks around the head and shoulders, a tissue sample from the animals ear is collected, and a small blood sample is drawn.<\/p>\n

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All small mammals are released back at the site where they were captured. The collected ticks, tissue samples, and blood samples will be tested for a variety of bacteria that cause tick-borne diseases in human. We hope to build an understanding of how small mammals and the ticks that feed on them contribute to the spread of ticks and tick-borne diseases throughout the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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