# People are mailing bloodthirsty ticks to a New York lab

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Podcast: [Climate Connections](https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-connections-894491)
Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/
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## Resource

The lab is testing thousands of ticks for the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, babesiosis, and other dangerous infections. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

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