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Jennifer Henke & Michael Phipps-Russell | Protecting Pets & People: The Coachella Valley Tick Crisis
In this important episode of Healthy Desert Healthy You, host Will Dean welcomes two experts tackling a growing public health and animal welfare concern: the surge of brown dog ticks in the Eastern Coachella Valley. Jennifer Henke of the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District and Michael Phipps-Russell of Loving All Animals share what rising tick populations mean for local pets, families, and communities. They discuss the alarming increase in tick-borne diseases such as ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and dangerous rickettsioses affecting both dogs and humans. The conversation…
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