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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Why Send a Tick to College?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Thursday, June 11 at 7:00PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Waquoit Bay Reserve Visitor Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>131 Waquoit Highway ( Rt. 28), Waquoit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt'>Waquoit Bay Reserve and Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge invite you to a talk by Dr. Stephen Rich,<b> </b><span style='color:black'>Professor of Microbiology and Director of the Laboratory of Medical Zoology at</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>U. Mass Amherst. Dr. Rich will describe his work </span>on tick-borne disease surveillance and prevention. He will explain the biology of ticks and the risks of exposure, emphasizing the importance of knowing that it is not just the Lyme bacteria that we have to fear these days.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Rich reveals a local “hot spot” for Lone Star ticks, a newer species on Cape Cod that harbors other diseases and behaves differently than the dog or deer ticks you may be familiar with. He will discuss his lab’s work and the results from a Barnstable County program that enables people to send ticks to his U. Mass lab for testing. The tests can determine if that tick you just removed was carrying one or more of the various diseases that can be transmitted by these parasites. Bring your questions and learn the best ways to protect yourself while enjoying the Cape’s natural areas this summer. <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Reasonable accommodations upon request. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Registration not required. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='color:black'>$5.00 suggested donation to the Friends of MNWR <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>For more information <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a>,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Call (508) 457-0495 or <a href="mailto:nancy.church@state.ma.us">nancy.church@state.ma.us</a> or <a href="mailto:friendsofmnwr@gmail.com">friendsofmnwr@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nancy Church<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School and Interpretive Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DCR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PO Box 3092<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Waquoit, MA 02635<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>508-457-0495 ext. 125<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:nancy.church@state.ma.us"><span style='color:blue'>nancy.church@state.ma.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.waquoitbayreserve.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>