Meeting Hall

Ticks in Rhode Island: A Public Health Crisis
Dr. Thomas Mather
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30pm

The Jamestown Tick Task Force is pleased to present Dr. Thomas Mather, nationally known tick expert and authority on Lyme Disease. Dr. Mather is a professor of Public Health Entomology at the University of Rhode Island and the Director of the Tick Encounter Resource Center. He will discuss the spread of ticks in Rhode Island and the threat of the tick-borne disease in Jamestown.

An educator presents a 60 minute presentation that covers a wide range of topics that pre-retiree's will face in retirement.