{"id":14191,"date":"2020-12-15T09:03:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ticks-draft\/?page_id=14191"},"modified":"2021-04-05T13:08:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:08:43","slug":"interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/blog\/interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"news\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-news\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-14212\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14212\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/blog\/\">TickNotes<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14209\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14209\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/newsletter\/\">TickSmart Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14206\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14206\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/blog\/interviews\/\">Interviews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Interviews<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/interviews\/tick-bite-protection-in-your-yard\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ProtectYourYard_EliminateTickHabitat-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/interviews\/tick-bite-protection-in-your-yard\/\">Tick-Bite Protection In Your Yard<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Warm winter weather, the 2010 acorn crop, chipmunks and mice, the absence of acorns in 2011: these are environmental factors that have been all over the news, and are topics being discussed by tick and health experts as setting us up for what could be the worst year for deer ticks and Lyme disease on&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/interviews\/tick-bite-protection-in-your-yard\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mychamplainvalley.com\/news\/morning-show\/preventing-lyme-disease-advice-from-an-expert\/717021601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/MorningBrew-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Preventing Lyme Disease: Advice from an expert. Dr. Thomas Mather on the news\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mychamplainvalley.com\/news\/morning-show\/preventing-lyme-disease-advice-from-an-expert\/717021601\">Morning Brew Show has &#8220;The Tick Guy&#8221; on to promote TickSmart prevention techniques<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Preventing Lyme Disease Advice From an Expert May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Here to share some expert advice on how to prevent the tick-borne disease is Director of University of Rhode Island\u2019s Center for Vector Borne, Dr. Mather, also known as \u201cThe Tick Guy.\u201d Mather also serves as the director of URI\u2019s Tick&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mychamplainvalley.com\/news\/morning-show\/preventing-lyme-disease-advice-from-an-expert\/717021601\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/pbn.com\/Five-Questions-With-Dr-Thomas-Mather,97727\/?category_id=138&#038;sub_type=stories,packages\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Tom5QuestionsSquare-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Thomas Mather\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Tom5QuestionsSquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Tom5QuestionsSquare-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Tom5QuestionsSquare-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Tom5QuestionsSquare.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/pbn.com\/Five-Questions-With-Dr-Thomas-Mather,97727\/?category_id=138&#038;sub_type=stories,packages\">Five Questions With: Dr. Thomas Mather<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">5 questions from PBN: PBN: Where is public awareness when it comes to Lyme disease, compared to where it needs to be? PBN: How commonly do Rhode Islanders contract Lyme in suburban environments, playing or working in their yards? PBN: What is the status of the debates revolving around testing and treatment and protocols coming&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pbn.com\/Five-Questions-With-Dr-Thomas-Mather,97727\/?category_id=138&#038;sub_type=stories,packages\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/tick-proof-youself-and-your-property\/8071959\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/the_chronicle_show_july7-e1565101378113-1-150x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"WCVB 5 ABC Boston&#039;s news leader\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/tick-proof-youself-and-your-property\/8071959\">The Chronicle Show<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tick Proof Yourself and Your Property We hear about the danger of tick bites in the woods and by the beach.&nbsp; Yet&nbsp; approximately 75% of tick bites occur in your own yard.&nbsp; Here are ways to protect yourself and your family. The first know case of Lyme disease was in Lyme Connecticut. Hiking or walking&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/tick-proof-youself-and-your-property\/8071959\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/post\/ticks-lyme-disease\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickFur-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tick crawling on fabric\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickFur-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickFur-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/post\/ticks-lyme-disease\">Maine Calling<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Did the combination of a mild winter and a cool spring have any effect on the ticks in our region this year? We'll talk about whether it's time to beware of ticks, what to do if you get a tick bite, and what the latest developments are with Lyme disease in Maine. Guests:&nbsp; Dr. Rob&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/post\/ticks-lyme-disease\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/features\/good-morning-washington\/protect-yourself-from-ticks-and-lyme-disease\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/GoodMorningWashington500-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Protect yourself from ticks and lyme disease\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/GoodMorningWashington500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/GoodMorningWashington500-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/features\/good-morning-washington\/protect-yourself-from-ticks-and-lyme-disease\">The TickGuy appears on Good Morning Washington<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">May is Lyme disease awareness month. The bad news is there are more ticks in more places. The good news is not all ticks give you Lyme disease. There are lots of disease that ticks transmit but only one type of tick transmits Lyme disease. If your bitten by one type of tick and it&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/features\/good-morning-washington\/protect-yourself-from-ticks-and-lyme-disease\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interviews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1338,"featured_media":0,"parent":1537,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-14191","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14191"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14245,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14191\/revisions\/14245"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}