Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-first-at-home-test-for-infected-ticks-could-improve-lyme-disease-diagnosis-180989235/

Research shows that more than 31 million Americans—or nearly one in ten people—experience a tick bite every year. While some tick bites can be harmless, these parasitic arachnids that feed on both animals and people can transmit dozens of diseases in as little as 36 to 48 hours, including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease.

I've collected latched ticks from my cats and myself for about ten years from the same location, labeled in bags with the date and who it was attached to and stored in the fridge. I didn't set out to do this, but continued over time. I've wondered if this could be useful data to the right entomologist.