Lyme disease awareness
The Global Lyme Alliance is holding its 5th annual gala Thursday. Actress Talia Jackson talks about her diagnosis. Global Lyme Alliance CEO Scott Santarella discusses the disease.
Study: Eastern Suffolk County has highest percentage of Lyme Disease-carrying ticks
According to a multi-year study by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS), parts of Long Island’s east end have the highest percentage of Lyme disease carrying adult ticks among the entire county.
‘Clone tick' that can reproduce on its own has drained blood from livestock, threatens humans
In what might seem like a plague of Biblical proportions, swarms of an invasive new blood-thirsty tick have killed multiple cows in North Carolina and already have a taste for human blood.
Lawmaker: NY should increase funds to fight Lyme Disease
A New York state senator is urging her colleagues to set aside more state money for the fight against Lyme disease.
Rapid spread of exotic tick that multiplies without mating may be a threat, CDC says
A species of tick that was virtually unseen in the United States just a few years ago is now spreading across several states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is investigating the threat it may pose.
CDC: Tick-borne diseases hit record in 2017
U.S. health officials say a record number of tick-borne diseases were reported last year.
Lyme disease conference draws many experts
Lyme disease researchers, clinicians, patients, and advocates have gathered at a conference to discuss their single goal: curtailing and ultimately curing Lyme.
Lyme disease conference
Lyme disease researchers, clinicians, patients, and advocates have gathered at a conference to discuss their single goal: curtailing and ultimately curing Lyme. Mount Sinai researcher Savi Glowe was tasked with getting these brilliant minds in one room for the Lyme Mind Conference. This is the third year but the first to allow the public to interact directly with Lyme physicians and researchers.
Hot, dry summer bringing fewer cases of Lyme disease
New England's hot summer might be helping keep the ticks that carry Lyme disease at bay.
Invasive tick found for the first time in NYC
An invasive tick species native to Asia that's been spreading across the eastern United States has been found for the first time in New York City.
Lyme disease spreads to all 50 states, report finds
Every state in the nation reported residents who tested positive for Lyme disease, according to the most recent Quest Diagnostics study released last week.
NYC's tick attack plan aims at Staten Island
New York City officials laid out more aggressive measures to combat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, starting on Staten Island.
NYC Lyme disease fight
New York City officials laid out more aggressive measures to combat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, starting on Staten Island. The mayor said that the number of cases confirmed citywide continues to rise with Staten Island showing the sharpest increase among the five boroughs.
New tick species found in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Public health and agriculture officials are warning New York residents, farms and visitors to take precautions outdoors as a new tick species has been found in the state.
Lyme disease cases rising in New Jersey
Lyme disease is on the rise in New Jersey. More than 5,000 cases were reported in 2017, the highest in 17 years, state health officials say. May, June, and July are the peak month for tick-borne diseases like Lyme.
NY has new plan to control tick population
New York state has a new plan to control the tick population and combat tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will apply "eco-friendly" tick control treatments on public lands in the Southern Tier, the capital region and the Hudson Valley.
NY needs cash to fight tick-borne diseases, Schumer says
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on the Centers for Disease Control to unlock a pot of $900 million in additional funding to fend off ticks this summer. He said that Long Island is eligible for and deserves that money.
Ticks on Long Island
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on the Centers for Disease Control to unlock a pot of $900 million in additional funding to fend off ticks this summer. He said that Long Island is eligible for and deserves that money. Ticks are responsible for about 50,000 reported illnesses in the U.S. each year, according to the CDC. The majority of those illnesses are Lyme disease.
Tick season has begun
Tick season is underway on Long Island. Adult deer ticks have already been spotted in western Suffolk County, according to researchers from Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Ticks are active on Long Island
Tick season is underway on Long Island. Adult deer ticks have already been spotted in western Suffolk County, according to researchers from Cornell Cooperative Extension. While Lyme disease is the most common tick-transmitted infection, doctors at Stony Brook Medicine have seen a growing number of other tick-borne diseases. Dr. Luis Marcos said Suffolk County has the state's highest number of cases of babesiosis, which is caused by Babesia, a parasite.