#GetTickedOff: Panel discussion on Lyme & other tick-borne diseases

Note: video of speaker will start at the 2 min. mark.

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases have impacted the lives of so many in the Hudson Valley, New York. Learn the latest news on prevention from a panel of experts.

Panelists:
Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld: disease ecologist, author of Lyme Disease: The Ecology of a Complex System, and co-lead of The Tick Project

Dr. Kenneth Liegner: board certified internist with 30 years of experience treating Lyme and tick-borne diseases

Dr. Alison Kaufman, DVM, MPH: public health advisor at the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health and lead of the tick-borne disease prevention workgroup

This event was offered in collaboration with Assemblywoman Didi Barrett.

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