The New York Times: The Ticks Are Winning. We Don't Have to Let Them

"The Ticks Are Winning. We Don't Have to Let Them." — The New York Times, July 2026

A sweeping opinion essay on the surge of tick-borne illness across the eastern United States, arguing that the country must move from individual defense to a coordinated, federally funded public health campaign. Drawing on the history of malaria eradication, the author traces how deer overpopulation, habitat fragmentation, and climate change have fueled the rise of Lyme, alpha-gal, babesiosis, and other tick-borne diseases and makes the case for a serious, sustained national response before the problem becomes significantly worse.

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