Ticks can cause serious diseases, but the tools for controlling them lag decades behind mosquitoes. In the Northeast, health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as “party buses” for mating ticks, along with new experimental approaches, can start to reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.
Pien Huang is a Health Reporter at NPR. She focuses on a range of topics including healthcare administration, public health, and consumer health, while also exploring themes related to wellness and the travel industry. Pien's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including KUAR-FM, WAMU 88.5, and LAist.com, among others.
