Tick-Borne Diseases in Alabama

As Alabama heats up into summer the number of individuals outside and the number of bugs outside are increasing, including ticks, insects that can pose a direct to human health. Join the ARC IPC and Dr. Jonathan Rayner for a discussion around tick-borne diseases in Alabama and how you can prevent being affected by ticks this summer.

This podcast is presented by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance. Thank you to our co-sponsor for this podcast, the Alabama Public Health Training Network at the Alabama Department of Public Health a community-based training partner of the Region IV Public Health Training Center.

Dr. Jonathan Rayner
Director, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of South Alabama College of Medicine 

Resources on Tick-Borne Diseases:

Tickborne Diseases of the United States – CDC

Overview of Tickborne Diseases – CDC

Tickborne Diseases – ADPH