Lyme Disease

Tick-borne diseases are a growing concern in New York. Discover the latest information on CDC's rankings and learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Ticks and Lyme diseases has become a big problem for New York State residents with over 92 thousand cases reported over the past 20 years.

More people are getting back to our warmer weather outside activities like hiking and even just yardwork and that means more human tick interaction.

Central New Yorkers are used to being wary of deer ticks and the potential for Lyme disease, but now a new tick has been found here, and it comes with whole new risks.

Governor Cuomo recently release a new plan on dealing with New York State's growing tick population as it pertains to Lyme Disease.

Environmental officials warn people should not be lured into a false sense of security about ticks issues due to very cold winter weather lingering later into the spring.

A Bumper crop of deer ticks has hit our beloved Central New York.  What do we do?  Run and hide?