Six medically important tick species live in the state, and many Tennesseans encounter ticks in their own yard or neighborhood. Perhaps attributable to changing weather patterns and rising temperatures, Vanderbilt Health’s Emergency Medicine physicians around the region began treating patients with tick bites in March this year.

Presented as part of the AHA Membership Milestone Awards, this recognition celebrates organizations whose long-standing partnership has helped strengthen hospitals and improve the health of communities across the nation.

Leveraging its expanding noncommunicable disease and HIV research portfolio in northern Nigeria, the team also plans to build local capacity in omics analysis.